Property Record
2612-2620 W GREENFIELD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Jos. Dziekan Hardware Store & Retail Block |
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| Reference Number: | 230076 |
| Location (Address): | 2612-2620 W GREENFIELD AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1922 |
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| Additions: | 1930 |
| Survey Date: | 2015 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | As early as 1922, this commercial block was the home of Jos. Dziekan’s hardware store and a realty company. Dziekan added the second floor in 1930. The building contained up to four businesses at a time throughout its history with the most notable ones consisting of a hardware/paint store, beauty salon, physician’s office and a realtor. 2015- "This circa-1920, two-story, brick commercial block features four storefronts with recessed entrances that have been modified with replacement plate-glass windows and brick/tile infill at several locations. A facade-length transom also has been infilled with a variety of materials. The upper level is dominated by a raised parapet adorned with gabled blocks, raised brick and a clay-tile pent. Thin, limestone, spiraled columns flank two tripartite sets of replacement double-hung sashes; these windows are also topped with a copper pent. Three paired sets of replacement, double-hung sashes also pierce the upper facade. As early as 1922, this commercial block was the home of Jos. Dziekan's hardware store and a realty company. Dziekan added the second floor in 1930. The building contained up to four businesses at a time throughout its history with the most notable ones consisting of a hardware/paint store, beauty salon, physician's office and a realtor." - "W. Greenfield Ave, S 35th St (west) to S. Cesar Chavez Dr (east)", WISDot #2230-00-04, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (Faltinson), (2015). |
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| Bibliographic References: | City Directories; Sanborn Maps; Building Permits. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |