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1015-1019 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA

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1015-1019 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 1015-1019 N 3RD ST (AKA. OLD WORLD 3RD ST))

Historic Name:
Adolph Schoenleber Building

Other Name:
Salamander Shoes

Reference Number:
27692

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Property Location

Location (Address)

1015-1019 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 1015-1019 N 3RD ST (AKA. OLD WORLD 3RD ST))

County

Milwaukee

City/Village

Milwaukee

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1882

Additions

C. 1905

Survey Date

1984

Historic Use

large retail building

Architectural Style

Italianate

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

Builder was Adolph Schoenleber. Original cost $11,500. Partial demolition: 6/9/92. Elevator addition on rear facade. Excellent original upper floors. Modern first floor storefronts. Elaborate corbelled cornice and architectonic facade. Established in 1849 and by 1881 was the 2nd oldest furniture store in the city.

Bibliographic References

Historic name: on building. Milwaukee Sentinel 4/20/1882, 3/2. Inscription. Historic File. Commercial File - Pioneer Furniture. 1881 History of Milwaukee, p. 1517. National Register Nomination Form.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Old World Third Street Historic District

National Register Listing Date

Mar 19, 1987

State Register Listing Date

Jan 01, 1989

Contributing

Yes

large retail building Italianate

Milwaukee
County

Milwaukee
Community

1880-1889
Decade

National and State Register Listing

Unique ID
HI27692

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