Property Record
525 W WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Eugene Wald Jewelry |
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| Reference Number: | 113826 |
| Location (Address): | 525 W WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1928 |
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| Additions: | 1932 1952 1929 |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Art/Streamline Moderne |
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| Wall Material: | Terra Cotta |
| Architect: | Kirchhoff & Rose |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | An altered example of a type of 1920s/1930s commercial building combining classical and Moderne design elements. The ornamented terra cotta facade originally featured three bays of metal-framed windows in the upper stories between the fluted piers. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building permit records. Photograph - Milw. County Hist. Society. Photograph Collection, W. Wisc. Ave. File. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |