2215 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 2215 N 3RD ST (MARTIN LUTHER KING DR)) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2215 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 2215 N 3RD ST (MARTIN LUTHER KING DR))

Architecture and History Inventory
2215 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 2215 N 3RD ST (MARTIN LUTHER KING DR)) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Lee's Shoe City
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:108824
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2215 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 2215 N 3RD ST (MARTIN LUTHER KING DR))
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1927
Additions:
Survey Date:1982
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Art Deco
Structural System:
Wall Material:Terra Cotta
Architect: Hugo Miller
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: North Third Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:8/2/1984
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:Multiple Resources of N. 3rd St. - Brewers' Hill
NOTES
Additional Information:The building is a unique and well-executed example of Art Deco style relief, and is thus of architectural significance.
Bibliographic References:City survey form. Building Permit.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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