Property Record
2229-2233 W FOND DU LAC AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Teske Investment Property |
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| Other Name: | MJM Liquor |
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| Reference Number: | 78350 |
| Location (Address): | 2229-2233 W FOND DU LAC AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1928 |
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| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Hugo Miller |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A structure similar to this building exists toward the rear; the two appear to be connected with a one-story brick addition. An article in a local newspaper indicates that Miller was hired by Ronald Teske to erect this dual-purpose structure at a cost of $50,000. City directories indicate that Teske was a lawyer. The subject structure's first tenant, Garner's Furniture Store, occupied this building for only two years (1930-1931); the structure stood vacant the following year. After the building served as an ice cream shop, the Fond du Lac Avenue Bootshop, Sears, Roebuck & Company. By 1950, Sears vacated the structure and the Northern Supply Liquor Company became the next commercial tenant, and later MJM Liquor. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |