Property Record
1000 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 1000-1006 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST)
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | F.W. Woolworth Store |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 109441 |
Location (Address): | 1000 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 1000-1006 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST) |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Milwaukee |
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Year Built: | 1939 |
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Survey Date: | 198020172019 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
Architectural Style: | Art/Streamline Moderne |
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Wall Material: | Terra Cotta |
Architect: | Schuett & Meier (architects); S. M Siesel (contractor) |
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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: | 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. In 1931, the F.W. Woolworth Company opened in a 1916 building at this location. In 1939, it replaced that building with the current structure designed by the architectural firm of Schuett & Meier Co. of St. Paul, Minnesota. The $130,000 store was constructed by S. M. Siesel. F.W. Woolworth modernized the storefront with granite panels in 1959. |
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Bibliographic References: | City of Milwaukee Building Permits—1000 W. Mitchell Street (31 October 1916, 23 October 1931, 12 April 1939, 2 May 1939, 23 April 1958). |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |