Property Record
3025 W ATKINSON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Vapor Blast |
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| Reference Number: | 232371 |
| Location (Address): | 3025 W ATKINSON AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1940 |
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| Survey Date: | 2016 |
| Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2016 - Production shed with raised central monitor bay and stepped brick parapet on east facade. A sign reads "Vapor Blast" above a chrome awning that shelters a recessed entrance with curved glass block walls and stone veneer trim. Pilastered walls are clad in corrugated replacement siding, although large glass block windows remain on facade. A loading bay is located on south elevation, and the railroad corridor runs at rear. Historic-age ventilators on roof remain. The property includes two storage buildings with concrete block walls at southwest of main building. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |