Property Record
8853 27th St.
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Auto Garage |
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| Other Name: | S&S Auto Repair |
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| Reference Number: | 147146 |
| Location (Address): | 8853 27th St. |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Franklin |
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| Year Built: | 1940 |
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| Survey Date: | 2007 |
| Historic Use: | garage |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2007- S & S Auto Repair is a one-story, c.1940 commercial building with a rectangular plan and vaulted roof. The walls are concrete block, and brick buttresses are placed along the north (side) elevation. Bay entries for automobiles are located on the east elevation and the rear. A corrugated metal, stepped-gable, false front tops the facade. The false stepped parapet on the rear is concrete with terra cotta coping. The facade dates to c.1960, and in addition to the false front features a stone veneer with concrete block quoining. The fixed storefront windows on the facade are canted. Windows on the side elevations include a multi-light, square, fixed-pane window, and glass block. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Architecture/History Survey. December 2007. Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |