Property Record
226 N WATER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Patek Bros. Building / Patek Bros. |
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| Other Name: | Jerry Mitchell Factory Outlet Handbags / Gebhardt Co. |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 82916 |
| Location (Address): | 226 N WATER ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Additions: | 1915 |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Schnetzky and Son |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. Four story painted cream brick over reinforced concrete, loft construction, altered first floor, decorative parapet, commercial style. This building was originally the warehouse & factory of Patek Bros., a paint, oil, and glass firm established in 1895 by Geo. & mark Patek. The firm manufactured high grade paint and jobbed plate and window glass in what was described in 1922 as a "thoroughly modern" and "up to date" factory. Patek went out of business in the early 1960s, but its name was acquired by another local glass and paint dealer to become Lurie-Patek Glass Co. The building was altered in 1964 to become the warehouse and offices of A.L. Gebhardt Co., leather finishers, who have occupied it since. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 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 |