Property Record
103-05 W Michigan St
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Sal's Place Kowne Realty Bldg. |
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| Reference Number: | 115076 |
| Location (Address): | 103-05 W Michigan St |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1967 |
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| Survey Date: | 19842025 |
| Historic Use: | parking structure |
| Architectural Style: | Miesian |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Abe Tannenbaum |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Towne Realty was the builder. 2025; This Miesian-style commercial parking structure was designed by Abe Tannenbaum in 1967. The large-scale rectilinear form is six stories high, has a street-wide length, and a flat roof. The parking structure’s concrete construction is raised on piers and is joined at the lower level by teller stations, stairwells, and elevator shafts clad in concrete panels. A three-story office building is suspended above. The parking structure’s riverfront facing façade is caged in a system of metal verticals that extend from the second level to the cornice. A spiral ramp is at the south. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |