Property Record
438 E. Goldleaf Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | General Mitchell Airport, Air Reserve Station - Building 212 |
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| Other Name: | Fire & Crash Station |
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| Reference Number: | 144784 |
| Location (Address): | 438 E. Goldleaf Ave |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1962 |
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| Survey Date: | 20072024 |
| Historic Use: | fire house |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | Steel Frame |
| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
| Architect: | Lefebvre-Wiggins & Associates / US Army Corps of Engineers |
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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 212 is located at 380 East 6th Avenue on the north side of East 6th Avenue at General Mitchell IAP ARS in the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Building 212 is a single-story and high-bay rectangular-plan brick building that sits atop a concrete foundation. The single-story section shelters the administrative quarters of the fire station, and occupies the southern portion of the building, and is capped by a pitched flat roof. The roof cornice is sheathed in anodized aluminum. The single-story section is pierced by modern windows with concrete sills and metal doors. The high-bay section functions as the garage and occupies the northern portion of the building. Five modern metal roll-up garage doors face east toward Structure 7101 (Apron). Four modern metal roll-up garage doors face north toward East 6th Avenue. Building 212 was constructed in the early 1960s as the Fire & Crash Station 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. 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 212 has 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 212 has accommodated the fire station for the 440th AW since its construction in the 1960s, and has been enlarged through the 1980s to enable it to continually serve this function. 2024: building formerly addressed at 380 E 6th Ave. This Fire & Crash Station has undergone few, if any, changes since it was previously inventoried. The 1960 structure was enlarged through the 1980s to continually serve its utilitarian function. The structure is associated with the general activities of the air reserve station, but is not associated with specific or significant events on the base. |
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| Bibliographic References: | AFCEE. Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation, General Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station. 2007. Durrant Group, Architects & Engineers/USACE Omaha District. "Addition to Fire Station-Building 212." Drawing No. 212-015. 1981. On file at Building 106 (Civil Engineering), General Mitchell IAP ARS, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lefebvre-Wiggins & Associates/USACE Chicago District. "Fire & Crash Station-Building 212." Drawing No. 212-001. 1959. On file at Building 106 (Civil Engineering), General Mitchell IAP ARS, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Threshold Design, Inc. "Addition to Fire Station-Building 212." Drawing No. 212-050. 1984. On file at Building 106 (Civil Engineering), General Mitchell IAP ARS, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 440th TAW. "Addition to Fire Station-Building 212." Drawing No. 212-059. 1989. 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 |