Property Record
1600 N LINCOLN MEMORIAL DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Old Coast Guard Station |
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| Other Name: | COAST GUARD STATION |
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| Reference Number: | 28442 |
| Location (Address): | 1600 N LINCOLN MEMORIAL DR |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 1986 |
| Historic Use: | lifesaving station facility/lighthouse |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | Mendleheff, Victor |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2008 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Coast Guard Station, Old |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/7/1989 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |