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1000 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 1000-1006 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1000 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 1000-1006 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST)

Architecture and History Inventory
1000 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 1000-1006 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:F.W. Woolworth Store
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:109441
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1000 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 1000-1006 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST)
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1939
Additions:
Survey Date:198020172019
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Art/Streamline Moderne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Terra Cotta
Architect: Schuett & Meier (architects); S. M Siesel (contractor)
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: West Mitchell Street Commercial District
National Register Listing Date:11/9/2018
State Register Listing Date:5/18/2018
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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.
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).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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