2494 S Wentworth Ave (AKA 1506-1508 E RUSSELL AVE) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2494 S Wentworth Ave (AKA 1506-1508 E RUSSELL AVE)

Architecture and History Inventory
2494 S Wentworth Ave (AKA 1506-1508 E RUSSELL AVE) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Cactus Club
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:27662
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2494 S Wentworth Ave (AKA 1506-1508 E RUSSELL AVE)
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:
Additions: 1907 1912 1977
Survey Date:1990
Historic Use:tavern/bar
Architectural Style:Front Gabled
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Bay View Historic District
National Register Listing Date:8/23/1982
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
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, State Historic Preservation Office. ORIGINALLY LOCATED AT 2501 S. SUPERIOR ST.; MOVED TO PRESENT LOCATION IN 1907 FOR $600. MOVED TO MAKE ROOM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CURRENT CLUB GARIBALDI AT THE SOUTH CORNER OF S. SUPERIOR ST. AND E RUSSELL AVE. In 1917, this building was the hideout of the anarchists responsible for the infamous Milwaukee Central Police Station bombing in the city that took place in that year. INT. ALT. TO STOREFRONT IN 1907 - $400. ALT FRONT IN 1912 - $150. SIDED IN 1977 - $3000. L. LEFFEREDO, OWNER 1907, BLATZ BRWG. CO. OWNER 1912. CONSTRUCTION DATE NOT ON PERMIT. ALTERATIONS 1907, 1912, 1977. A.K.A. 2496 S. WENTWORTH AVE.
Bibliographic References:MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS DRIVING TOUR OF BAY VIEW. PERMIT.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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