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611 E WISCONSIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

611 E WISCONSIN AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
611 E WISCONSIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:IBM Building
Other Name:IBM Building
Contributing:
Reference Number:113811
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):611 E WISCONSIN AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1964
Additions: 1973
Survey Date:19842017
Historic Use:large office building
Architectural Style:Contemporary
Structural System:
Wall Material:Concrete
Architect: Harry Weese Associates
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
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. Modern building of distinctive design.

2017 - This seven-story Contemporary-style office building was designed by Harry Weese and completed in 1964. It has a rectilinear footprint, box-like form, and flat roof. The first story is mostly glass-walled behind a reinforced concrete substructure that supports the rest of the building above. The upper six stories appear to float above the first story with a narrow void between the two building sections. The upper stories consist of a regular array of paired single light windows between concrete pilasters. Concrete caps above the seventh-story windows give a slight crenellated appearance to the roofline.
Bibliographic References:Permit.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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