753-55 N PLANKINTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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753-55 N PLANKINTON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
753-55 N PLANKINTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
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Reference Number:116206
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):753-55 N PLANKINTON AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1898
Additions:
Survey Date:1979
Historic Use:small retail building
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Frank B. Marshall
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Small brick commercial building enriched with stone trim and pilasters. This building and its counterpart at 753-55 N. Plankinton are the last remaining structures of their scale and style in the 700 block of N. Plankinton. The glass tile first floor facade is a Twentieth Century alteration. This building may have been used in part by the Milwaukee Daily News for a time (see 751 N. Plankinton). Construction date, 1898. (1, 2) Duke & Turner Co., Mason. (1) Demolition permit applied for 10/83. Milw. HP Comm. declined to designate 10/17/83.
Bibliographic References:1. Building Permit 2. Milw. City Directories, 1898-1920.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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