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176-178 W WISCONSIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

176-178 W WISCONSIN AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
176-178 W WISCONSIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Bartlett Building
Other Name:Security Savings
Contributing:
Reference Number:110784
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):176-178 W WISCONSIN AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1923
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:bank/financial institution
Architectural Style:Chicago Commercial Style
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect: Herbst & Kuenzie (Kuentzil)
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information: H. Schmitt & Son Co. was the builder. This building was deliberately excluded from the West Side Commercial Historic District. Another map code is 19/36 LUQS #392. 1984- Facade covered with glass copper panels. Example of a style of 1920s skyscraper in downtown Milwaukee; a Commercial Style block terra cotta facade terminating in an ornamented top story/cornice. The Chicago windows on the lower stories have been covered with an unattractive screen, a later alternation which detracts form the building's appearance.
Bibliographic References:Permit. Milw. City Directory - 1924.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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