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Milwaukee Connector Survey, Prepared by Heritage Research (2010). DOE prepared by Heritage Research (2010).
Designed by the Milwaukee architectural firm Leenhouts & Guthrie and owned by the Blackstone Apartment Company with Adolph Segnitz serving as agent, this building was constructed in 1915-1916 and contained 99 units ranging from one room and bath to five rooms and bath. Finishes included oak floors in the apartments, terrazzo corridors, marble stairs with iron railings, and a lobby feature marble mosaic wainscoting, ornamental stucco cornices and paneling. The inclusion of electric ranges in kitchens is noted as a first for an apartment building in Milwaukee. Building advertising highlights the ranges and indicates that the Blackstone is the first large apartment building in Milwaukee to be made "completely electrical." The following contractors were used: John Debbink, carpenter; Art Riesin, mason; William Gregory, plasterer; George Rohn, electrician; and Dearsley Brothers, plumbers.
2010: Constructed in the Neoclassical Revival style with Tudor Revival attributes, the Blackstone Apartments is a nine-story brick apartment building that is a U-shaped structure whose base is along the main (north) facade. The first two levels are clad with stone blocks. The main entrance (north facade) projects froward slightly and is highlighted on either side with a trio of thin, scrolled columns. The entrance is topped with a carved stone entabulature supporting an arched parapet. The north facade beginning on the third floorto either end carries a recess that is six-stories tall and filled with balconies protected by arched metal railings. A similar recess is located on the west elevation while a stack of balconies project from both blocks of the more austere south facade (top of the U). Fenestration generally consists of eight-over-one, double-hung sashes arranged singly and in pairs and enhanced by decorative stone surrounds. Notable ornamentation includes thin stone scrolled columns at the corners, patterned stonework panels near the top of the building and a brick wrap-around parapet highlighted with occasional carved stone panels.
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