120 N BROADWAY ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

120 N BROADWAY ST

Architecture and History Inventory
120 N BROADWAY ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Marine Terminal Building
Other Name:Rexnord Corp. Stearns Division / FMC Power Control Dv
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:98278
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):120 N BROADWAY ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1917
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:industrial building
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
Structural System:
Wall Material:Concrete
Architect: Albert Hecht
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
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NOTES
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.
Bibliographic References:Permit. Century Buildings for 2009. Preservation Racine, Inc. newsletter. Summer 2009, Racine, WI.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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