Property Record
821 W State St (AKA 822 W KILBOURN AVE)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Public Safety Building |
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| Other Name: | Milwaukee Safety Building |
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| Reference Number: | 111205 |
| Location (Address): | 821 W State St (AKA 822 W KILBOURN AVE) |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1927 |
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| Survey Date: | 19841976 |
| Historic Use: | government office/facility |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | Albert Randolph Ross and Rubens F. Clas |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Builder was Bently Bros. Served as the police headquarters for Milwaukee County and the City of Milwaukee from 1927-1967. The city activities moved out in 1967. 1976: 4th Ald. Dist. 6 Large, stone Art Moderne building designed by Albert R. Ross and Rubens F. Clas and built in 1928 and 1929 faces MacArthur Square. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Perrin, Milwaukee Landmarks, 1968, pp. 32-33. Building permit. Latus, Mark and Mary Ellen Young, Downtown Milwaukee, Milwaukee Landmarks Commission, 1978, p. 119. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |