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795 N VAN BUREN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

795 N VAN BUREN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
795 N VAN BUREN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Arthur Andersen Data Center
Other Name:Visiting Nurse Assoc., American Heart Assoc.
Contributing:
Reference Number:113423
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):795 N VAN BUREN ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1960
Additions: 1961
Survey Date:20042010
Historic Use:small office building
Architectural Style:Contemporary
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Von Grossman, Inc. (architect); Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (engineer); Hunzinger Construction Company (contractor)
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:2014
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Hunzinger Construction Co. was the builder.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill was the engineer.

Last surveyed in 1984 with a map code of 137/31 on map 393. No update card was necessary for 2004.

Resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey (2010), Prepared by Heritage Research.

2010: This unique, two-story, Contemporary-style building simply consists of smaller first-floor block supporting a significantly larger second-floor block. The second floor significantly overhangs the first block on all sides. The walls are covered with a pebbledash finish and the second level is devoid of fenestration.

Constructed in 1961, this building was designed by Von Grossman, Inc. and the engineers were Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. It was constructed by the Hunzinger Construction Company.
Bibliographic References:City of Milwaukee Intensive Survey Form--795 N. Van Buren Street.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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