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Property Record

320 E CLYBOURN AVE

Historic Name:
Wisconsin Leather Co. Building
Other Name:
Reference Number:
16997

Property Location

Location (Address)
320 E CLYBOURN AVE
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1874
Additions
Survey Date
2000,2015
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Edward Townsend Mix
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
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. Original cost of the building was $15,000. Outstanding example of an early commercial building with early storefront in somewhat original condition.

In 1892, the Charles L. Kiewert Co. was located here. This brewery supply business was established in 1870 as Kiewert and Ladwig and by 1892 were distributing throughout the west, transacting $400,000 business annually.

The building was originally constructed as the store of the Wisconsin Leather Co., which was established in 1846.
Bibliographic References
MILWAUKEE SENTINEL 12/31/1874. BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 79. Milwaukee Illustrated, 1877, pp. 94-95. Milwaukee of Today, c. 1892, p. 196.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Wisconsin Leather Company Building
National Register Listing Date
Mar 30, 2005
State Register Listing Date
Jan 21, 2005
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