Property Record
236 N WATER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SIMON JUNG WHOLESALE LIQUORS |
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| Other Name: | BYRNES INTERNATIONAL / Jak-Pak Inc. |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 68743 |
| Location (Address): | 236 N WATER ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1906 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | warehouse |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Terra Cotta |
| Architect: | Buemming & Dick |
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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: | 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. This four-story concrete building is fireproof constructed with a white terra cotta tile veneer. The first floor was altered in 1966 by the addition of a mosaic mural. Businesses who occupied this building included Jung (liquor wholesaler) form 1906 to 1919, Val Blatz, Jr. candy company, in c. 1922 and Columbia Knitting in c. 1928. (B). Small commercial building with terra cotta tile facade. Supportive structure to the character of what is called the Lower Third Ward warehouse district. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Building permit. B. City Directories. C. 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 |