Property Record
2120 W WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | |
|---|---|
| Other Name: | Marshall & Ilsley Bank |
| Contributing: | |
| Reference Number: | 113870 |
| Location (Address): | 2120 W WISCONSIN AVE |
|---|---|
| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | |
| Range: | |
| Direction: | |
| Section: | |
| Quarter Section: | |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: |
| Year Built: | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 19832014 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Brutalism |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Brust & Brust Inc. |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
|---|---|
| National Register Listing Date: | |
| State Register Listing Date: |
| Additional Information: | Berghammer Corp. was the builder. 2014- "The M&I Bank, now the BMO Harris Bank, is a one-story Contemporary building constructed in 1971 and designed by Brust & Brust. It has an irregular plan, is clad in concrete with plate glass windows walls, and has a flat roof. The roofline has a wide and unadorned cornice. Below the cornice, in regular intervals, are short rectangular concrete extensions that create a dentil-like decorative feature. The first floor has large, fixed glass windows that are separated by rectangular concrete supports. The entrance on the main (southeast) facade is located within a projecting glass box with two glass doors. A drive-up service area under a flat roof is located on the north (rear) elevation." -"W Wisconsin Ave, 20th St-35th St", WisDOT #2190-00-00, Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc. (2014). |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |