Property Record
626 N BROADWAY(AKA 626-628 N BROADWAY)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Lawrence Block |
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| Other Name: | Pennywise Resale |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 41166 |
| Location (Address): | 626 N BROADWAY(AKA 626-628 N BROADWAY) |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1868 |
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| Additions: | 1876 |
| Survey Date: | 19842010 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Second Empire |
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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: | Locally designated 11-17-87. This was originally the north end of the Lawrence Block and shows its original scale with a mansard roof. The Miller Genz Company owned the building in 1904 and used it for their Wholesale Millinery Buisness. 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. Tax Program Comm. File- Miller Genz Co. 1909 Comm. Milwaukee, p. 82 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |