1669 N FARWELL | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1669 N FARWELL

Architecture and History Inventory
1669 N FARWELL | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:CATALANO BUILDING
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:26642
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1669 N FARWELL
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1908
Additions:
Survey Date:20042010
Historic Use:garage (residential)
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Leenhouts and Guthrie
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: East Brady Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/9/1990
State Register Listing Date:2/1/1990
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

Previously surveyed in 1986 with map code 225. No map name given.

Resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey (2010), Prepared by Heritage Research.

The Catalano Building (formerly the William Mieller repair shop) is a one-story brick structure built in 1908. Clearly designed as a utilitarian, infill structure the building maintains frontage on both N. Farwell and East Brady Street. The Farwell Avenue elevation is detailed with a simple metal box cornice supported on wood brackets. Two large service openings dominate the elevation.
Bibliographic References:Permit.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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