Property Record
608 N BROADWAY
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | LAWRENCE BLOCK |
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Other Name: | SPANGENBURG'S OFFICE SUPPLIES |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 41159 |
Location (Address): | 608 N BROADWAY |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Milwaukee |
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Year Built: | 1868 |
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Survey Date: | 19842010 |
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: | East Side Commercial Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 9/23/1986 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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Additional Information: | Appears to have originally been part of the Lawrence Block. This building was occupied by Milwaukee Cloak and Suit Company and later (1886) by the J.E. Singer Company who sold woolen and tailor's trimmings. In 1909 the Blumenfeld, Locker and Brown Company occupied it. Resurveyed for Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey, SHPO#10-0983, Prepared by Heritage Research (2010). |
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Bibliographic References: | MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR: JUNEAUTOWN, CITY OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. 1888 Sanborn Maps Comm. File - Milwaukee. Cloak & Suit; Singer, Blumenfeld, Locher 1881 History of Milwaukee, p.1250 1909 Comm. Milwaukee p.82 |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |