Property Record
4930 W. Loomis Rd.
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | South Division High School dome |
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| Other Name: | Bluemel's Garden and Landscape Center |
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| Reference Number: | 220768 |
| Location (Address): | 4930 W. Loomis Rd. |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Greenfield |
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| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Survey Date: | 2012 |
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| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Copper |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2013- "The copper dome atop this modern commercial garden center originally capped Milwaukee's South Division High School. The school was constructed in 1890 and demolished in 1978. The dome was salvaged a year before demolition and purchased by Bluemel's Garden and Landscape Center in 1997; it was erected in its present location in 2002. The dome is constructed of shaped copper panels and has a pointed spire on top. A cornice with projecting dentils wraps around its base; below this, regularly spaced round art-glass windows span the circumference of the structure. Rectangular artglass windows are located below each round window. The glass inside these windows appears to be reconstructed. The remainder of the building is new construction and includes a rectangular brick and concrete block building with shop windows across the front (south) elevation and a rounded portico with square brick supports that forms the base of the old dome." - "STH 36/W Loomis Rd", WisDOT ID #2240-14-00, Prepared by Gail Klein (2013). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Greenfield Historical Society Nicole Sweeney, “South Division’s treasured copper dome rises again,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 6, 2002. South Division High School Alumni Association |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |