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226-236 W MICHIGAN ST

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Reference Number:
81061

Property Location

Location (Address)
226-236 W MICHIGAN ST
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1885
Additions
1893
Survey Date
1980
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Charles Kirchhoff Jr.
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
Yes
Demolished Date
0
Additional Comments
Charles H. Ormond, a veterinary surgeon, had his office in this building and owned it in 1893. Constructed between 1876 - 1885. 1893 alterations and additions by Charles Kirchoff, Jr. This two story brick Italianate building, with hoodmolds and projecting cornice, is one of a few remaining buildings of its scale and type in downtown Milwaukee. Rascher's Insurance Map of 1876 shows an amendment (the map was updated periodically to 1885) of a row of eight two story brick cased dwellings at this address. By the 1890s, city directories also list offices in the building, probably on the first floor. During its history, the structure has housed a variety of businesses, including a hotel and restaurant and tavern. In 1893, when Schlitz Brewing Company purchased the building, the second story corner bay was added and the "partitions, doors, and floors" were altered. The first floor facade has been subsequently altered to the detriment of the structure's architectural character.
Bibliographic References
Rascher's and Sanborn Insurance Maps, 1876 and 1888. Building Permit Records. Milwaukee City Directories.

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