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326 N WATER ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

326 N WATER ST

Architecture and History Inventory
326 N WATER ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:William Grossman and Co.
Other Name:Centuries Antiques / River Girls Inflatable Boats
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:98168
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):326 N WATER ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
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Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1903
Additions: 1909
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:industrial bldg/manufacturing facility
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: H. Messmer and Son
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Historic Third Ward District
National Register Listing Date:3/8/1984
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Mason: W.T. Duke

This 3-story brown brick load-bearing building with terra cotta trim is supportive of the character of the Lower Third Ward district. A 1935 fire partially destroyed the small building.
Bibliographic References:Building Permit Milwaukee City Directories. Newspaper clippings pasted to updated Sanborn-Perris map, 1910. Historic Third Ward Historic Walking Tour, Historic Third Ward Association, 2009.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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