Property Record
5232 W OKLAHOMA AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Park Manor Office Building |
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| Reference Number: | 230751 |
| Location (Address): | 5232 W OKLAHOMA AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1960 |
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| Survey Date: | 2015 |
| Historic Use: | small office building |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Richard Blake |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Owned by the Wellston Company, this building was constructed in 1960-61. Designed by Richard Blake, Joseph Construction, Inc. was the builder. Early tenants included five physicians, a dentist, a beauty salon, a barbershop, Catholic Knights Insurance Society, and Reynolds & Reynolds Company, a firm which dealt in business forms. Richard Blake is listed in both the 1962 and 1970 American Architects Directories (AIA). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Original building permit; Milwaukee directories |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |