Property Record
1710-1724 N PROSPECT AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Prospect Terrace Apartments |
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| Other Name: | Prospect Terrace Apartments |
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| Reference Number: | 104994 |
| Location (Address): | 1710-1724 N PROSPECT AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1924 |
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| Survey Date: | 201020161986 |
| Historic Use: | apartment/condominium |
| Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Russell Barr Williamson (1924); George F Spinti (1954 addition architect); Robert L. Reisinger-builder |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Previously surveyed in 1986. The address of the property in 1925 was 246 Prospect Ave. The Milwaukee Daily Reporter, 19 November 1924, cites that the architect of 246 Prospect Avenue was R.B. Williamson & Co. Constructed in 1924-1925 as a 48-unit apartment building for the approximate cost of $175,000. Its original building permit lists the Milwaukee real estate firm West Side Realty Company as owner. The management of West Side Realty consisted of H.A. Richards, president; A.L. Richards, vice-president; and J.H. Lange, secretary-treasurer. Robert L. Reisinger Company was the general contractor. In 1954, a one-story addition featuring two, 6-room/2 bath apartments was constructed on the rear elevation. George F. Spinti was the architect of this addition and Klug & Smith was the contractor. Resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey (2010), Prepared by Heritage Research. Resurveyed 2016 by UWM-CRM as part of Milwaukee Bublr bikeshare project. 2016- "This Mediterranean Revival-style Prospect Terrace Apartments were constructed in 1924 after designs by Russell Barr Williamson. The 3-story brick building is symmetrical and is comprised of two wings surrounding a central courtyard. The building features red tile hipped roofs and 1-story arcaded walkways at the east and west ends of the courtyard. Windows appear to be original and are surrounded by stone quoins. Third story windows of the front facade feature wrought iron balconets underneath. The Prospect Terrace Apartments are within the APE for proposed station site #20- Prospect/Brady." -"Mult. Locations, Milwaukee, 7.5 series", WisDOT #2190-06-01, Prepared by Kelly Noack and Justin Miller, UWM-CRM (2016). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building permits; City directories; Sanborn Maps; "Daily Reporter," (Milwaukee, WI), 16 September 1924 and 21 November 1924. Milwaukee Connector Survey, Prepared by Heritage Research (2010). DOE prepared by Heritage Research (2010). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |