1600 N LINCOLN MEMORIAL DR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1600 N LINCOLN MEMORIAL DR

Architecture and History Inventory
1600 N LINCOLN MEMORIAL DR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Old Coast Guard Station
Other Name:COAST GUARD STATION
Contributing:
Reference Number:28442
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1600 N LINCOLN MEMORIAL DR
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1915
Additions:
Survey Date:1986
Historic Use:coast guard facility
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
Architect: Mendleheff, Victor
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:2008
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Coast Guard Station, Old
National Register Listing Date:8/7/1989
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. The WHS waived its 30 day demolition notice on 3/27/2008. The property was removed from the National Register on 7/1/2009. The architect of the coast guard stations was Victor Mendleheff, who initialled the plans "vm." Mendleheff was responsibe for at least 81 USLSS AND USCG stations of which 8 were unique designs. Milwaukee was one of the eight unique design. Mendleheff's plan was a scaled-down version of a very high style Prairie design submitted to the Coast Guard by Milwaukee architect Alfred Clas two years earlier.
Bibliographic References:MILWAUKEE JOURNAL 10/4/1994. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 4/17/1995. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL SECTION E 11/6/1996. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 12/17/2001. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 5/19/2002.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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