Property Record
231 E. Uncas Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | General Mitchell Airport, Air Reserve Station - Building 104 |
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| Other Name: | Vehicle Shop with Offices |
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| Reference Number: | 144761 |
| Location (Address): | 231 E. Uncas Ave |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1959 |
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| Survey Date: | 20072024 |
| Historic Use: | military building |
| Architectural Style: | International Style |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
| Architect: | Lefebvre-Wiggins & Associates / US Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2007- Building 104 is located at 225 West 7th Avenue on the south side of West 7th Avenue at General Mitchell IAP ARS in the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Building 104 is a two-story rectangular-plan building that sits atop a concrete foundation. It is sheathed in brick and stucco panels over concrete block. It is capped by a flat roof with a simple anodized aluminum cornice. The building consists of two sections: a high-bay two-story section that accommodates garage functions, and a single story section that accommodates administrative functions. The stucco-clad high-bay section constitutes the southern portion of the building. It is pierced by five modern roll-up doors, one of which at the southeast corner is extra large. Standard doors and windows are located at the southwest corner. The brick-clad single-story section constitutes the northern portion of the building and is pierced by industrial windows and metal doors. A high-bay garage addition with a deep anodized aluminum cornice is appended to the northeast corner of the northern section, and is accessed by two modern roll-up doors. Building 104 was constructed in 1959 as the Automotive Maintenance Shop for the US Air Force Reserve (AFRES) installation at General Billy Mitchell Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Designed by Lefebvre-Wiggins & Associates, the firm was hired by the US Army, Office of the District Engineer, Chicago District, the branch of the military that typically oversaw design and construction for military installations (Lefebvre-Wiggins & Associates/US Army Corps of Engineers [USACE] Chicago District, 1959). As described in the Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation, General Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station prepared for the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) in 2007, Building 104 played a standard role in the history of the installation which has been home to the 440th Airlift Wing (AW) since 1957, a unit of AFRES dedicated to providing air transport and airlift for deploying troops, cargo, and humanitarian aid in support of national policy. Building 104 has accommodated vehicle maintenance for the 440th AW since is construction in 1959, and it was enlarged in the 1980s and 1990s to enable it to continually serve this function (Wilson/Jenkins Associates/USACE Omaha District, 1986; Foth & VanDyke/USACE Omaha District, 1993). 2024: Formerly 225 East 7th Avenue. The footprint and exterior of this vehicle shop with offices has undergone few, if any changes since it was last inventoried in 2007. The 1959 astylistic, utilitarian structure was continually enlarged into the 1990s to serve vehicle maintenance needs. As noted in the 2007 AFCEE report, research has not identified events that are associated with this structure and that are significant to the history of the base. |
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| Bibliographic References: | AFCEE. Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation, General Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station. 2007. Lefebvre-Wiggins & Associates/USACE Chicago District. "Automotive Maintenance Shop-Building 104." Drawing No. 104-001. 1959. On file at Building 106 (Civil Engineering), General Mitchell IAP ARS, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Foth & VanDyke/USACE Omaha District. "Refueling Bay-Building 104." Drawing No. 104-073. 1993. On file at Building 106 (Civil Engineering), General Mitchell IAP ARS, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wilson Jenkins Associates/USACE Omaha District. "Addition to Vehicle Maintenance Shop-Building 104." Drawing 104-023. 1986. On file at Building 106 (Civil Engineering), General Mitchell IAP ARS, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |