2376-2378 N HUMBOLDT AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2376-2378 N HUMBOLDT AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
2376-2378 N HUMBOLDT AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Humboldt Pharmacy
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Reference Number:118891
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2376-2378 N HUMBOLDT AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1913
Additions:
Survey Date:19942017
Historic Use:small retail building
Architectural Style:German Renaissance Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Leo M. Gurda
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Resurveyed March 2017; subsequent changes include the replacement of second-story bay windows.

This 2 ½ story German Renaissance Revival building was constructed in 1913 as a neighborhood pharmacy following a design by local architect Leo M. Gurda. It is rectangular in plan with red brick walls and an asphalt-shingled gable roof. The front elevation faces west and is asymmetrical in plan. The first story of the façade contains a large board-and-batten panel with two inset 4-pane windows (historically, this space would have been occupied by a bank of shop windows). A single doorway with an overhead transom is located at the south end of the façade. The second story contains a 3-sided bay window (containing three 1-over-1 windows) and two single 1-over-1 windows with stone sills; all second-story windows are modern replacements. The building is capped by a Flemish gable with the curved “steps” typical of German Renaissance Revival architecture; the gable contains a bank of four original 8-over-1 windows.
Bibliographic References:Permit. City directory.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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