Property Record
306 N MILWAUKEE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 98160 |
| Location (Address): | 306 N MILWAUKEE ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | warehouse |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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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: | Four story red brick, corbelled cornices and flat arched double hung windows; simple design. The earlies mention of an occupant in this building was in 1916, when the building was altered slightly for use as Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s office and warehouse. Goodyear remained here through the 1930s, followed by Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., and Bostrom Manufacturing Corp., local designers and makers of seat cushions. In 1948, Rhea Mfg. Co., makers of dresses and sportswear operated its plant #4 here ( others in Ga. and Watertown ). Since 1957, the building has been used by Glenview Products (mural printers) and by Moebius Printing Co. (its parent co. located one Block west) for storage. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Permit. City property files. 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 |