Property Record
2423-2427 S ST CLAIR ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Palmer House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 27653 |
| Location (Address): | 2423-2427 S ST CLAIR ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1867 |
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| Additions: | 1923 1955 |
| Survey Date: | 1990 |
| Historic Use: | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Second Empire |
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| Wall Material: | Asphalt |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Bay View Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/23/1982 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. PALMER HOUSE WAS THE NAME OF AN 1880S PROPRIETOR. ORIGINALLY BUILT BY THE MILWAUKEE IRON CO. AS ONE OF THEIR EARLIEST BOARDING HOUSES FOR MILL WORKERS. IT LATER HOUSED A BAKERY, RESTAURANT, AND A TAVERN. ARTIFICIAL STONE 1955 AND MISC. ALTERATIONS $3000. 16X16 SIDE ADDN. 1923 - $400. RELATED BUILDINGS: BARN BLT LOT 4, 12X14, 1907 $50. BAKE OVEN 10X11 BLT. 1909 ($200). SHED 12X15 BLT 1920 ($75). JOS. GARDATTO - OWNER 1907. SAM LECCI OWNER 1923. Another map code is 360/8, on LUQS 500. |
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| Bibliographic References: | KORN P. 52. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |