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1700 BLOCK E PRYOR AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1700 BLOCK E PRYOR AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1700 BLOCK E PRYOR AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:PRYOR AVENUE WELL
Other Name:PRYOR AVENUE IRON WELL
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:27665
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1700 BLOCK E PRYOR AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1882
Additions:
Survey Date:1990
Historic Use:public utility/power plant/sewage/water
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:Concrete
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:ORIGINALLY WAS AN ARTESIAN WELL BUT IS NOW MECHANICALLY OPERATED. Milwaukee Official Landmark 1987. Well dug 1882-1883. Concrete hydrant by 1920s. Hose House built nearby at corner Pryor and Wentworth Ave. 1883 to protect public school once located at 2523-41 S. Wentworth Ave.
Bibliographic References:MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS DRIVING TOUR OF BAY VIEW. Hist. Designat. Appl. Milwaukee Sentinal 1883 April 8 3/3.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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