Property Record
724-728 N MILWAUKEE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | STEVEN'S BLOCK |
---|---|
Other Name: | TRAVIS & CO. HAIR DESIGN |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 27247 |
Location (Address): | 724-728 N MILWAUKEE ST |
---|---|
County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Milwaukee |
Township/Village: | |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | |
Range: | |
Direction: | |
Section: | |
Quarter Section: | |
Quarter/Quarter Section: |
Year Built: | 1877 |
---|---|
Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 1984 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
Architect: | EDWARD T. MIX |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | East Side Commercial Historic District |
---|---|
National Register Listing Date: | 9/23/1986 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: |
Additional Information: | LOCALLY DESIGNATED 11/17/87. HABS WI-257. By the late 1870s, Milwaukee launched a period of rapid economic growth, especially in heavy industry. The rise of manufacturing fueled the expansion of retail, financial, and professional enterprises. On Milwaukee Street, this heady era saw the construction of ever-larger commercial buildings, and the waning of the elegant Italianate style in favor of the more exuberant High Victorian Gothic and Queen Anne. This is a fine example of High Victorian Gothic style in architecture. Stonework, carved in foliated and geometric patterns, clads both structures. Stone decorations were costly, but they lent more prestige to a commercial building than did brick or sheet-metal embellishments. |
---|---|
Bibliographic References: | THE HISTORIC NAME AND ARCHITECT ARE FROM THE 4/13/1877 ISSUE OF THE MILWAUKEE SENTINEL. BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 78. MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR: JUNEAUTOWN, CITY OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. Inscription. Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |