Property Record
710 N MILWAUKEE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DR. D.J. BROWN BUILDING / American Sewing Machine Co. |
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| Other Name: | MINUTEMAN PRESS |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 41186 |
| Location (Address): | 710 N MILWAUKEE ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1866 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | small office 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: | Original cost of construction was $8,500. As of 1874, the building housed the Wilson Sewing Machine Co. As of 1892, the Young Churchman Co. was located here. Locally designated 11-17-87. |
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| Bibliographic References: | SENTINEL 7/20/1866. MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR: JUNEAUTOWN, CITY OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. Wisconsin Academy Review, XVII, No. 4, Winter, 1970-71, 5-6. Milwaukee Sentinel 12/31/1874. Milwaukee Sentinel 4/13/1874. Milwaukee of Today, 1892, p. 199. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |