Property Record
120 N BROADWAY ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Marine Terminal Building |
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Other Name: | Rexnord Corp. Stearns Division / FMC Power Control Dv |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 98278 |
Location (Address): | 120 N BROADWAY ST |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Milwaukee |
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Year Built: | 1917 |
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Survey Date: | 1984 |
Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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Wall Material: | Concrete |
Architect: | Albert Hecht |
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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: | Three story; poured concrete with red brick infill and steel sash; commercial style with towers at each corner. Since its completion in 1918, the Marine Terminal Building has provided numerous businesses with manufacturing, warehouse, dock, and office facilities, along the Milwaukee River. A promotional brochure from the 1930s emphasized the structure's spaciousness, three freight elevators, the heavy load capacity of its floors, its fireproof construction and its location near downtown and the expressway, facilitating goods distribution. The terminal's position directly east of the Broadway Street bridge allows access to and from Lake Michigan with the opening of only one swing bridge. |
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Bibliographic References: | Permit. Century Buildings for 2009. Preservation Racine, Inc. newsletter. Summer 2009, Racine, WI. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |