252 E MENOMONEE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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252 E MENOMONEE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
252 E MENOMONEE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:U.S. Post Office Garage
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:110928
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):252 E MENOMONEE ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1928
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:garage (residential)
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Historic Third Ward District
National Register Listing Date:3/8/1984
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
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. The WHS waived its 30 day raze notice on 1/16/2013. The M in the photo code is short for MVIS negatives.

This is a one-story brown brick garage.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE:

The iron works of W. Toepfer & Sons, manufacturers of malting and brewing machinery, occupied this property for over 50 years. Owned by the U.S. Post Office, this garage was used for postal truck stoarge. In 1932, Franklin Corp. bought the building to house auto repair and motor parts manufacturing operations. Since that time it has been used by various businesses as a service garage and miscellaneous storage.
Bibliographic References:A. Building permit.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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