Property Record
600 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 600-602 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Adam Kalczynski Dry Goods Store |
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| Other Name: | Dziennik Hardware Store |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 109434 |
| Location (Address): | 600 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 600-602 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST) |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1898 |
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| Survey Date: | 19942017 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | German Renaissance Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Bernard Kolpacki and Company |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Mitchell Street Commercial District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/9/2018 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/18/2018 |
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| Additional Information: | Builder was John Czaplewski. Adam Kalczynski hired in 1898 Bernard Kolpacki to design his dry goods store building which featured a storefront on the first floor and living quarters on the upper levels. Between 1906 and 1922, it was the home of Fons & Company Realty. The building housed Samson’s Radio Store in 1930 and the Bernard Dziennik Hardware from around 1935 into the 1960s. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 4/28/1898 permit. City directory. Borun, pp. 236-237. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |