1051-1053 WILLIAMSON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1051-1053 WILLIAMSON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1051-1053 WILLIAMSON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Mills Brothers Building
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Reference Number:81053
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1051-1053 WILLIAMSON ST
County:Dane
City:Madison
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1904
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:small retail building
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: J.O. Gordon and Son
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
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. Map code is 0709-134-0201-5. George C. Sayle and Co. was the builder.

"Albert and Elmer Mills moved their grocery business to the building constructed for them in 1904 from smaller quarters at 1004 Williamson Street. They resided on the second floor. Next door on the vacant lot on Williamson stood a small frame house in which Orson Welles is said to have lived briefly during the 1910s." Williamson Street, Madison Wisconsin: An Historical Survey and Walking Tour Guide, by Gary Tipler & the City of Madison Landmarks Commission & Professor William H. Tischler, 1979.
Bibliographic References:City directory. Tax rolls. Wisconsin State Journal 8/29/1904. The Improvement Bulletin 6/4/1904. Williamson Street, Madison Wisconsin: An Historical Survey and Walking Tour Guide, by Gary Tipler & the City of Madison Landmarks Commission & Professor William H. Tischler, 1979.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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