Property Record
7613-7615 W STATE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Luetzow Building |
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| Other Name: | Chancery Bar |
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| Reference Number: | 8983 |
| Location (Address): | 7613-7615 W STATE ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Wauwatosa |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Additions: | 1913 1977 |
| Survey Date: | 19952016 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ROUND ARCHES ABOVE 3RD FLR WINDOWS, STONE SILL AND LINTEL COURSES [Date Cnst:CA] The Luetzow Building was constructed in 1895 as a tied house for the Miller Brewing Company, affiliated with the products of the brewery and prominently displaying the affiliation in its architecture. Located opposite the rival Pabst affiliated Jacobus Saloon, the upper floors of the Luetzow Building also served as a Knights of Pythias Hall. The building had an addition constructed in 1913, and the saloon in the building closed in 1920 due to prohibition. The Luetzow Building was significantly remodeled in 1977. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building and Planning Permit Records, on file at the Wauwatosa Planning Department, Wauwatosa. Wauwatosa City Directories, 1926-1992, on file at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |