4000-4006 N OAKLAND AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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4000-4006 N OAKLAND AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
4000-4006 N OAKLAND AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:SHUTKIN BLOCK
Other Name:STEIN OPTICAL
Contributing:
Reference Number:150823
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):4000-4006 N OAKLAND AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Shorewood
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1922
Additions:
Survey Date:2008
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: H. C. ADOLPHSEN
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:2008- "This building is a three-story commercial and apartment building constructed of brick in a very simple version of the Twentieth
Century Commercial Style. The brick walls are painted and there is a very wide cornice with a parapet roof along the west and south
elevations. The windows of the second and third stories are all identical tripartite openings filled with sashes with three vertically
divided lights over a single light The large storefront is on the west elevation and has metal and glass show windows between piers
that sit on concrete bulkheads. The entrance is at the southwest comer. A one-story storefront extends north of the main building."
- "E Capitol Dr, Estabrook Pkwy to Lake Dr", WisDOT ID #2025-12-011", Prepared by Carol Lohry Cartwright (2008).
Bibliographic References:VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD BUILDING FILES. Architecture/History Survey. October 2008. Prepared by Carol Lohry Cartwright.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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