Property Record
940 W ST PAUL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company |
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| Other Name: | Aldrich Chemical Company |
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| Reference Number: | 119986 |
| Location (Address): | 940 W ST PAUL AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Survey Date: | 198020002014 |
| Historic Use: | public utility/power plant/sewage/water |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | John Langenberger |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | M in the photo codes is short for Menomonee Valley negatives. Online research (2014) of this location shows that this building is no loner extant. 2001- "Surrounded by elevated freeways, this eight-story brick and reinforced concrete building has a two+-story addition on its east facade. The building's west and south facades feature brick pilasters with sloping concrete caps, concrete trim courses above the first and seventh floors, and face brick. Fenestration predominantly consists of large, multiple-light, metal sash windows, many of which contain modern, single-light window insets. The primary entrance is composed of non-historic, single-light, metal doors. The addition has multiple loading docks on its first story and brick-infilled/boarded-over window openings on its upper stories. Constructed in 1930 for the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMER&L Co.), this building was originally referred to as the Transport Building and served as the hub of the company's freight system. Serviced by both trains and trucks, the building stored freight that was subsequently transferred from one form of transportation to the other to be delivered throughout southeastern Wisconsin. Upper floors housed rental space and included such tenants as General Electric's sales and service, and X-ray divisions. In the late 1930s, TMER&L Co. decided to sell its transportation holdings and focus solely on the production of electric power. When the trucking division was sold in 1943, the Transport Building was included in the sale. The building has been owned by Aldrich Chemical since 1969." - "Marquette Interchange, Milwaukee", WisDOT ID #1060-05-02, Prepared by Heritage Research (McQuillen) (2001). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Gurda, Path of a Pioneer, pp. 150-157. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |