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4715 W VLIET STREET | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

4715 W VLIET STREET

Architecture and History Inventory
4715 W VLIET STREET | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:THIRD DISTRICT POLICE STATION
Other Name:NEIGHBORHOOD TASK FORCE
Contributing:
Reference Number:221927
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):4715 W VLIET STREET
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1937
Additions:
Survey Date:2012
Historic Use:government office/facility
Architectural Style:Art Deco
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Charles E. Malig
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Third District Police Station is the oldest branch station still in use by the Milwaukee Police Department.

Charles Malig served for 38 years as a staff architect for the City of Milwaukee's Department of Buildings and Bridges.

Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission denied local designation.
Bibliographic References:"Third District Police Station" Preliminary Historic Designation Study Report, Prepared by City of Milwaukee Department of City Development, Historic Preservation Office, 2000.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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