Property Record
2227 N FARWELL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | M & K Restaurant |
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| Reference Number: | 117503 |
| Location (Address): | 2227 N FARWELL AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Survey Date: | 1980 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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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: | Construction date, circa, 1930. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICNACE: The White Tower Resaurant chain was established in Milwaukee by T. E. Saxe in 1926. This is typical of their earliest designs and is possibly the only example left in Milwaukee. Drastically remodelled sometime between 1979 & 1986. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1. White Towers, Hirshorn and Izenour. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |