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5831-5835 W NATIONAL AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

5831-5835 W NATIONAL AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
5831-5835 W NATIONAL AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:145321
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):5831-5835 W NATIONAL AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:West Allis
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1926
Additions:
Survey Date:2007
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:This two-story, Neoclassical-style, commercial/apartment building is faced with brick and exhibits a good degree of stone trim. The short, West National Avenue facade consists of a single storefront that spans the space between the primary, recessed corner entrance and a secondary doorway to the east. Both the doorway and the window are outlined by stone trim, while a wide band of masonry divides the first and second floors, as well as runs beneath the roofline. A shaped parapet is located at all corners of the structure and also denotes the South 59th Street entrance, which is also detailed within a two-story stone surround. Regarding the remainder of the South 59th Street elevation, is consists of double-hung, sash windows arranged singly, in pairs and tripartite groupings, two of which are set within an arch.

Built in 1926, this commercial block was owned by Paul Babich and The Hinckley Co. was responsible for its design and construction. The building's first tenants included the Grape Juice Products Co., Joseph Komar, D.D.S., Dr. Ray Toepfer and Dretzka & Wolf, drug store.
Bibliographic References:Date of construction from permit dated 30 June 1926. West Allis City Directory, 1927, 1929, 1932.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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