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714 N MILWAUKEE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

714 N MILWAUKEE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
714 N MILWAUKEE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:WILSON SEWING MACHINE CO.
Other Name:Blake Books
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:16120
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):714 N MILWAUKEE ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1874
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: EDWARD TOWNSEND MIX
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: East Side Commercial Historic District
National Register Listing Date:9/23/1986
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:
Bibliographic References:MILWAUKEE SENTINEL 12/31/1874. BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 78. MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR: JUNEAUTOWN, CITY OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. 1881 History of Milwaukee, p. 1279. 1876 Rascher Atlas.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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