SW CNR OF MILWAUKEE AVE AND 11TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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SW CNR OF MILWAUKEE AVE AND 11TH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
SW CNR OF MILWAUKEE AVE AND 11TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:South Milwaukee Passenger Station, C&NW
Other Name:SOUTH MILWAUKEE DEPOT
Contributing:
Reference Number:8888
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):SW CNR OF MILWAUKEE AVE AND 11TH ST
County:Milwaukee
City:South Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1893
Additions:
Survey Date:2007
Historic Use:depot
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: C.S.FROST, CHICAGO
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: South Milwaukee Passenger Station
National Register Listing Date:8/3/1978
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:2007 - replacement multi-light windows and one-over-one double hung windows.

The South Milwaukee Passenger Station was designed by Charles Sumner Frost and built in 1892. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

2006 - 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

WIDE ROUND ARCHES IN MAIN GABLE. MANY WINDOWS FILLED IN W/PLYWOOD IN 1947 AFTER STATION AGENT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE BLDG. Previously surveyed in 1998
Bibliographic References:.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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