Property Record
710 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Kunzelmann-Esser Furniture Co. |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 111372 |
| Location (Address): | 710 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1906 |
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| Additions: | 1929 1923 |
| Survey Date: | 19802017 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Terra Cotta |
| Architect: | Herbst and Kuenzli-1929; Brielmaier & Sons (1906); Herbst & Kuenzli (1923) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Mitchell Street Commercial District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/9/2018 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/18/2018 |
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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. Brick addition added in 1910, AHI record number 109435. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Milwaukee Journal 4/14/1929, p. 7, sec. 5. Original K-E building erected (west end of structure) in 1906 (permit, 2 April 1906). In 1923 (permit, 22 June 1923), a three-story addition was added to the existing building to the east (but which did not extend all the way to the intersection) and the front of the 1906 building and other previous building was faced with terra cotta. finally, in 1929 (permit, 20 August 1929), the existing building at the corner was razed and an addition made, which was faced like the rest of the building. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |