Property Record
718-722 N MILWAUKEE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ARCADE BLOCK |
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| Other Name: | Dark Room/Hughes Travel |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 16002 |
| Location (Address): | 718-722 N MILWAUKEE ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1877 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | Edward Townsend Mix |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | East Side Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/23/1986 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | By the late 1870s, Milwaukee launched a period of rapid economic growth, especially in heavy industry. The rise of manufacturing fueled the expansion of retail, financial, and professional enterprises. On Milwaukee Street, this heady era saw the construction of ever-larger commercial buildings, and the waning of the elegant Italianate style in favor of the more exuberant High Victorian Gothic and Queen Anne. This is a fine example of High Victorian Gothic style in architecture. Locally designated 11-17-87. |
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| Bibliographic References: | MILWAUKEE SENTINEL 4/11/1877. BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 78. MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR: JUNEAUTOWN, CITY OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |