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2445 W WISCONSIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2445 W WISCONSIN AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
2445 W WISCONSIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Frank Herwig Apartments
Other Name:Mathella Apartments
Contributing:
Reference Number:113906
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2445 W WISCONSIN AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1912
Additions:
Survey Date:1983
Historic Use:apartment/condominium
Architectural Style:Spanish/Mediterranean Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Charles Tharinger; William G. Williams-mason
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:0
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:DESCRIPTION:

Center window is two-story leaded glass panel.

William G. Williams was the builder.

William G. Williams was the mason.

This structure is a good example of pre-WWI apartment buildings.

2014 - Building is nonextant
Bibliographic References:Tax Program. Building Permit. An historic image of the apartments is in the Milwaukee Journal, 10 May 1954.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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