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722 N BROADWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

722 N BROADWAY

Architecture and History Inventory
722 N BROADWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:WISCONSIN TELEPHONE CO.
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:68914
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):722 N BROADWAY
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1930
Additions:
Survey Date:19842010
Historic Use:large office building
Architectural Style:English Revival Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: ALEXANDER C. ESCHWEILER
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: East Side Commercial Historic District
National Register Listing Date:9/23/1986
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Contractor was George A. Fuller Co. Locally designated 11-17-87.

This replaced an earlier Telephone Company building at this location.

Resurveyed for Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey, SHPO#10-0983, Prepared by Heritage Research (2010).
Bibliographic References:Davis, "50 Years of Architecture," Milwaukee, 1943. George A. Fuller Co., New York, 1937, p. 275. American Architect, v. 129, #2495, 4/20/1976. Wisconsin Architectural Archives.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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