Property Record
611 W WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Downtowner Motor Inn |
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| Other Name: | Holiday Inn |
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| Reference Number: | 113828 |
| Location (Address): | 611 W WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1968 |
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| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | George Thomason-Memphis |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Siesel Construction Co. was the builder. Previously surveyed in 1984 with map code 149/30. Map name was 391. 2023: In 1967, Emory Clark, of Clark's Super Gas, purchased the former Greyhound Building (AHI #113836), as well as the eastern half of the adjoining block. The following year, in partnership with the Downtowner Corporation of Memphis, Tennessee, he constructed a 10-story motor inn. (From Clark's Super Gas Company Office [AHI #145304] Determination of Eligibility) |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |