1962 N PROSPECT AVE (A.K.A. 1961 N SUMMIT AVE) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1962 N PROSPECT AVE (A.K.A. 1961 N SUMMIT AVE)

Architecture and History Inventory
1962 N PROSPECT AVE (A.K.A. 1961 N SUMMIT AVE) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Shorecrest Hotel
Other Name:The Shorecrest
Contributing:
Reference Number:16749
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1962 N PROSPECT AVE (A.K.A. 1961 N SUMMIT AVE)
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1924
Additions: 1929 1928
Survey Date:1986
Historic Use:hotel/motel
Architectural Style:Spanish/Mediterranean Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Martin Tullgren & Sons
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Shorecrest Hotel
National Register Listing Date:9/7/1984
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:The Shorecrest is also a contributing structure in the Prospect Avenue Apartment Buildings Historic District, listed 4/19/1990.

A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

Another map code is 260/29.
Bibliographic References:Building Permit. Milwaukee Journal 2/23/1944.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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