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2639 W VLIET ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

2639 W VLIET ST

Architecture and History Inventory
2639 W VLIET ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:William Reib Drugstore
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Contributing:
Reference Number:230563
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2639 W VLIET ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1923
Additions: 1926
Survey Date:201520222024
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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Other Buildings On Site:N
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 1923 directory places a drugstore operated by William C. Reib at this location. The building housed the Central Drug Company in 1928 and a Walgreens in the 1930s and 1940s. It operated as a grocery store under various names in the 1950s and 1960s. 2015- "Located at the southeast corner of N. 27111 and W. Vliet streets, this two-stmy, brick commercial block is highlighted with a projecting wooden cornice consisting of a series of heavy flat brackets. The second floor on both the not1h and west facades displays regularly spaced, double-hung sash windows situated within white brick surrounds; the corner features white brick arranged to provide for a quoined effect. The storefronts on both primmy facades are completely modernized with concrete block, downsized plate-glass windows and wooden paneling. A 1923 directoty places a drugstore operated by William C. Reib at this location. The building housed the Central Drug Company in 1928 and a Walgreens in the 1930s and 1940s. It operated as a grocery store under various names in the 1950s and 1960s." -"W Vliet St- N 27th St (west) to N 12th St (east)", WisDOT 2984-00-03, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (Brian J. Faltinson) (2015). *2022 - Resurvey by HRL for WisDOT project. Little or no change since 2015. 2024 - No change
Bibliographic References:Building permits, directories, Sanborn Maps.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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