Property Record
1015-1019 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 1015-1019 N 3RD ST (AKA. OLD WORLD 3RD ST))
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Adolph Schoenleber Building |
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| Other Name: | Salamander Shoes |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 27692 |
| Location (Address): | 1015-1019 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 1015-1019 N 3RD ST (AKA. OLD WORLD 3RD ST)) |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1882 |
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| Additions: | C. 1905 |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 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. |
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| 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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |