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801-805 S 2ND ST

Historic Name:
FREDERICK BAHR BUILDING
Other Name:
LA CAGE AUX FOLLIES
Reference Number:
16430

Property Location

Location (Address)
801-805 S 2ND ST
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1887
Additions
Survey Date
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
This building once historically functioned as a grocery store. [E].

1973: "Frederick Bahr, the original owner, was a native of West Prussia who settled in Walker's Point in 1857 and established a grocery business soon after. This building, which accommodated both his store and residence, was finished the year before his death. It is an especially ornamental late Victorian design.

Alterations and Additions (as of 1973):
There have been no important alterations in or on this building in its history, beyond remodeling of the street fronts on the first story."
Bibliographic References
A. INSCRIPTION. B. BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 175. C. MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR: WALKER'S POINT (COMMERCIAL), CITY D. OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. E. City Directory. Palmer, Virginia A. and Wietczykowski, Mary Ellen, Walker's Point: Two Walking tours, Milwaukee, 1972, 10-11, 13. Spensley, James W., "Frederick Bahr Building", Walker's Point Preservation District Inventory prepared for Land Ethics, Inc., Milwaukee, 1970, and sources cited. Historic Walker's Point, Inc., A Guide to Historic Walker's Point, 1978.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
Yes
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