Property Record
1725 N PROSPECT
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Royal Plaza Apartments |
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| Other Name: | Royal Plaza |
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| Reference Number: | 104995 |
| Location (Address): | 1725 N PROSPECT |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1950 |
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| Survey Date: | 19862010 |
| Historic Use: | apartment/condominium |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Michael B Coifman |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Developed by Royal Plaza Realty Corporation. Resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey (2010), Prepared by Heritage Research. 2010: This expansive, Contemporary-style, nine story, brick apartment building features a polished granite main entrance (southeast facade) surround with a flat hood. Window openings contain single and triple, one-over-one, double-hung windows. Polished granite panels are also found on the first level at the corners and a high, rubble-stone wall hides a loading dock from the street. Designed by Michael B. Coifman, the subject apartment building, known as Royal Plaza, was constructed by the Royal Plaza Realty Corporation in 1950. It was built with 144 apartments. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Permits. Milwaukee City Directory, 1962. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |