Property Record
1606 W WALNUT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 116019 |
| Location (Address): | 1606 W WALNUT ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1885 |
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| Survey Date: | 20042020 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Excellent example of small brick store/flat with integrity of form and appearance and original gable screen and sign cornice. Construction date, 1885. (1, Cornice) old map code 44/33 on map code LUQ #350 Map 2020: Resurveyed - This two-and-one-half story, front gabled, brick commercial building was constructed c.1890. The south-facing façade has an altered storefront level with a recessed entryway at the east end. Storefront windows and transom lights have been boarded up, apart from two windows adjacent to the entrance. A denticulated cornice spans the full width of the façade between the first and second stories. On the second story of the façade are three evenly spaced segmental arch window openings with modern replacement one-over-one sashes; similar windows are found on the side elevations. Centered in the front gable is a large segmental arch window opening with a set of three windows each with a leaded glass upper sash. At each end of the gable is a decorative bracket. A decorative barge board at the gable peak that is visible in a previous survey photo is no longer present. According to the WHPD record, this building historically operated as a bakery and Sanborn maps show the building as a store.. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1. 1894 Sanborn Atlas |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |