Property Record
408 W FLORIDA ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | George Ziegler Candy Co. |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 113829 |
| Location (Address): | 408 W FLORIDA ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1907 |
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| Survey Date: | 19841973 |
| Historic Use: | large office building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | H.P. Schnetzky |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Florida and Third Industrial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/10/2008 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/18/2008 |
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| 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. M in the photo codes is short for MVIS negatives. Supposedly the first skeletal concrete building in Milwaukee. Builder: Concrete Contractors and N.W. Tile Co. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Excellent example of typical factory building of its period. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: First Skeleton concrete building (see above note). The George Ziegler Co. was established in 1861 as Boll Bros. Confectioners. Ziegler bought the company in 1873, building the present building in 1907. 1973: "One of the state's oldest and largest candy makers, the Ziegler Company has manufactured the locally popular "Giant" bar for many years. The George Ziegler Company building was the first skeleton concrete building in Milwaukee... Alterations and Additions (as of 1973): In 1919, a large seven story addition was erected adjacent to the older building. It was designed by the firm Brust and Philip, Milwaukee. Robert L. Reisinger and Co. was the contractor. Minor alterations were made to the buildings interior in 1942, 1959, and 1968. Exterior changes have been restricted to the first story, these being several loading platforms, doors and canopies. At an undetermined date, the first level of the south facade received new windows. Except for these changes, the building remain intact Builder: Northwestern Tile Company" |
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| Bibliographic References: | Tax Program. Building Permit. 1909 Yearbook- Merchants and Manufactures Assoc. Comm. File- Ziegler Candy. Milwaukee Journal, 18 May 1907, page 14, cols. 1-3, "New Ziegler Building NW corner of Florida and Greenbush," caption, image. Cites Schnetzky as architect and its reinforced concrete construction..."first one of its kind in the city". History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chicago, 1881, p. 1659. Records of ownership, Records and Research, 509 City Hall, Milwaukee. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |