Property Record
231 E BUFFALO AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Fred Vogel, Jr. Building |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 29289 |
| Location (Address): | 231 E BUFFALO AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1896 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | CARL F. RINGER |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Historic Third Ward District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/8/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | LATER BECAME BEALS AND PRATT SHOE. This five story building has an orange brick exterior with yellow brick piers on the first floor, and accents of egg-and-dart molding. It is architecturally significant for its simple, well proportioned neo-classical design. The building's exterior is unchanged. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE: On the site of the old Pfister & Vogel Leather Co. (which lost two buildings in the 1892 fire), this structure was financed by Fred Vogel, Jr. and occupied by Beals & Torrey, which had been in business for 30 years as a wholesale distributor of rubber and leather footwear and the manufacturer of the B-P line of men's shoes. In 1920, James Pratt joined the firm, and its name was changed to Beals-Pratt Shoe Manufacturing Co. It moved shortly thereafter. The building has since been used by Patek Bros. as a glass and paint warehouse. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Building permit. B. Historic Third Ward Walking Tour, Historic Third Ward Association, 1998. Historic Third Ward Historic Walking Tour, Historic Third Ward Association, 2009. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |