Property Record
217 N BROADWAY ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Edward Rohnert Coffee Roasting Factory |
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| Other Name: | Northwestern Coffee Mills |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 98326 |
| Location (Address): | 217 N BROADWAY ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Additions: | 1914 |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Robert A. Messmer |
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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: | 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Three story, orange brick with stone trim, commercial style with decorative brick panels in an interweave design. This building was the center of the city's coffee roasting trade in 1945, holding five coffee and peanut roasting firms. It was designed as a coffee roasting factory, and retains the equipment and manufacturing processes used by the first owner. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Menomonee Valley Industrial Survey form. Permit. 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 |