Property Record
11800 W BURLEIGH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | GENERAL MERCHANDISE COMPANY DISTRIBUTION CENTER |
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| Other Name: | JC PENNEY FURNITURE OUTLET & WAREHOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 233281 |
| Location (Address): | 11800 W BURLEIGH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Wauwatosa |
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| Year Built: | 1958 |
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| Survey Date: | 2016 |
| Historic Use: | warehouse |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Klefstad Engineering Co., Chicago |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The General Merchandise Company Distribution Center was constructed at 11800 W. Burleigh Street in the rapidly growing industrial corridor on the west side of Wauwatosa in 1958. The thirteen-acre building was acquired by J.C. Penney for use as the J.C. Penney Catalog General Merchandise in 1963 and expanded. It was used as the primary Midwestern warehouse and distribution point for the national department store and catalog chain. The building is presently operated as the J.C. Penney Furniture Outlet and Warehouse. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building and Planning Permit Records, on file at the Wauwatosa Planning Department, Wauwatosa. Wauwatosa City Directories, 1926-1992, on file at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison. Wauwatosa Historical Society general files. "Real Estate Notes," in the Chicago Tribune, 16 August 1958, Business section, page 7 cites that the Klefstad Engineering Co. is constructing the building and the estimated cost was 3.5 million. "Penney Company to Take over firm," The Daily Telegram, Eau Claire, WI, 30 January 1962, page 11. JC Penney acquired the General Merchandising Company. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |