Property Record
5442 W Forest Home Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 243498 |
| Location (Address): | 5442 W Forest Home Ave |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Greenfield |
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| Year Built: | 1960 |
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| Survey Date: | 2021 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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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: | This 1-story Contemporary commercial building was constructed c.1960. It is rectangular in plan with red brick walls and a flat roof. The front elevation faces southeast and is asymmetrical in composition with three distinct storefront spaces. The southern and central storefronts are sheltered under asymmetrical, low-pitched gables that are cantilevered from the face of the building. Below these, shop windows are metal-framed glass panels with brick bulkheads below and metal-framed glass doors at opposite ends. The windows and door of the center storefront appear to be recent replacements. The northern storefront consists of a bank of metal-framed glass shop windows with a brick bulkhead wall below and a metal-framed glass door at one end; this storefront is not sheltered under a gable, but the ghost of the original gable indicates that this element has been removed. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |