Property Record
331 E WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Birchard and Follansbee Block |
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| Other Name: | Reckmeyer Furs |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 95546 |
| Location (Address): | 331 E WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1867 |
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| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | East Side Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/23/1986 |
| 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Raised to five floors circa 1900. A good example of an early cream brick commercial block with many extant original decorative elements. Reckmeyer Furs was established in 1886. Previously surveyed in 1984 with map code 147/8. Map name was LUQS 396. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1888-1890 Sanborn Atlases. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |