143 - 145 W BROADWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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143 - 145 W BROADWAY

Architecture and History Inventory
143 - 145 W BROADWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:U. Ruekert
Other Name:Rochester Deli
Contributing:
Reference Number:94058
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):143 - 145 W BROADWAY
County:Waukesha
City:Waukesha
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1916
Additions:
Survey Date:198220142020
Historic Use:small retail building
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
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:2014: Previously surveyed with the building to the west; now inventoried separately.
Datestone identifies 1916 & U. Rueckert.

This 2-story Twentieth Century Commercial building was constructed in 1916. It is irregular in plan with a concrete foundation, brick walls, and a flat roof with a decorative iron cornice that features brackets and a small, round-archced parapet at the center of the north elevation. The building’s front entrance is located within the cutaway northeast corner. A bank of shop windows along the north elevation feature leaded-glass transoms. Another bank of shop windows near the center of the north elevation contains a recessed entrance with transoms that have been covered in composition board siding. A third doorway is located near the west end of the north elevation; this is a smaller metal security door with single-pane transom and provides access to the second-floor residential spaces. Second-story windows are 1-over-1 replacements. A stone panel below the cornice in the north elevation reads “1916 / U. Ruekert.”
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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