Property Record
215 W WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | S.S. Kresge Co. |
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| Other Name: | 1st Bank Milwaukee |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 110787 |
| Location (Address): | 215 W WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Art/Streamline Moderne |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | Arch. Division, S.S. Kresge Co. - Detroit |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Side Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/22/2000 |
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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. Another map code is 19/28 LUQS #397. Three story Moderne commercial building with concrete facade. Building permit records indicate that a portion of the older "theater building" already on the site was incorporated into the 1930 store. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Permit. Facade. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |