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751 N PLANKINTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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751 N PLANKINTON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
751 N PLANKINTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Milwaukee Daily News Building
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Contributing:
Reference Number:111383
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):751 N PLANKINTON AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1898
Additions:
Survey Date:1980
Historic Use:small office building
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: F.B. Marshall
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Mason was Duke and Turner Co. Originally owned by M.A. Hoyt and F.W. Parks. Demolition permit applied for 10/1983. Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission declined to designate 10/17/1983. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Small brick commercial building with arcaded facade by stone trim and decorative brickwork. This building and its counterpart at 753-55 N. Plankinton were the last remaining buildings of their scale and style in the 700 block of N. Plankinton. A 1903 drawing (in PICTORIAL AND DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF MILWAUKEE. 1903, not published) shows the bulding with its original first floor facade; a large window dominated the ground story with a doulbe door at the south end. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: This building was constructed for the Milwaukee Daily News, published from March 3, 1887 to Oct. 15, 1918 (title varies: Daily News, 1887-1889). The founders and editors of the daily were William A. Hoyt (1889-1918) and F.W. Parks. The paper was published at this address until 1918, when it merged with Evening Wisconsin.
Bibliographic References:City directories. Building Permit. Milwaukee City Directories, 1898-1920. PICTORIAL AND DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF MILWAUKEE. 1903. not published. Oehlerts, Donald E., GUIDE TO WISCONSIN NEWSPAPERS. Madison, State Historical Society, 1958. p. 166.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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