Property Record
772-778 N MILWAUKEE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Robertson Inc. & The London Hat Shop |
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| Reference Number: | 115115 |
| Location (Address): | 772-778 N MILWAUKEE ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1912 |
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| Survey Date: | 19842013 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Henry C. Koch & Son |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Constructed in 1912, this building was designed by Henry Koch & Son for the Marinette Real Estate Investment Company. It was occupied in 1922 by the United States Tire Company and the Western Electric Company. Ten years later it was the home of the Graybard Electic Company and Sure-Strike Bowling Supplies. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Permits, Directories. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |