Property Record
714 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 714 N 3RD ST (AKA 720 N OLD WORLD THIRD ST))
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Hotel Wisconsin |
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| Other Name: | Hotel Wisconsin |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 41854 |
| Location (Address): | 714 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 714 N 3RD ST (AKA 720 N OLD WORLD THIRD ST)) |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style: | German Renaissance Revival |
| Structural System: | Steel Frame |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | HOLABIRD AND ROCHE |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Side Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/22/2000 |
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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. One of a few remaining hotels of its vintage in downtown Milwaukee; also part of a body of work by the well known Chicago architectural firm of Holabird and Roche. An unusual composition of patterned brickwork with terra cotta mouldings, topped with a tiled cross-gable at the northwest corner. The building permit records contain "a typical floor plan of the Hotel Wisconsin" signed by Holabird and Roche. Julius Hauboldt was the masonry contractor. |
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| Bibliographic References: | MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR: KILBOURNTOWN, CITY OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 11/1/2003. Building Permit. Milwaukee City Directories, 1913-1914. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |