Property Record
3120-3128 W WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Franklin Arms Apartment Building |
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| Other Name: | Franklin Arms |
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| Reference Number: | 111510 |
| Location (Address): | 3120-3128 W WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Survey Date: | 19842014 |
| Historic Use: | apartment/condominium |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Rosman and Wierdsma |
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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 Dick and Reuteman. This structure is a typical example of a 1920s apartment buildings. Of note is the horizontal banding found at the top. 2014- "The Franklin Arms Apartment building is a four-story Art Deco apartment complex constructed in 1923 and designed by Rossman & Wierdsma. It has a U-shaped plan with a central courtyard and is clad in tan brick with limestone accents. The ends of the “U” face Wisconsin Avenue. It has a flat roof with a decorative, castellated parapet with limestone coping and Art Deco flower carvings. Two main entrances to the building are located in the courtyard and face east and west, respectively. Both entrances have a pointed arch, limestone surround with floral bands carved into the arch. The doors have a simple surround of square glass sidelights and fanlights, and appear to be original. Windows are typically six-over-one, double-hung, wood sash, the majority of which are paired. Miner Rosman and Oliver Wierdsma worked as partners in Milwaukee from 1919 to 1930. The firm appears to have specialized in apartment buildings in the prominent styles of the period." -"W Wisconsin Ave, 20th St-35th St", WisDOT #2190-00-00, Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc. (2014). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Milwaukee Journal 4/27/1924, p. 17. Tax Program. City Building Permit File. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |