Property Record
1696 N ASTOR ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Astor Theatre |
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| Other Name: | Brady St. Pharmacy |
| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 109133 |
| Location (Address): | 1696 N ASTOR ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Additions: | 1939 |
| Survey Date: | 1986 |
| Historic Use: | theater/opera house/concert hall |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | Myers E. Becongia |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | East Brady Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/9/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/1/1990 |
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| Additional Information: | Robt. Reisinger was the builder. Built as a theatre-converted to film rental office in 1955 and then to a pharmacy in 1984. John Raktke was the original owner. Remodeled in 1939. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Permit. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |