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790 N JACKSON ST

Historic Name:
Hokanson-Thompson, Inc.
Other Name:
Adams Building
Reference Number:
113496

Property Location

Location (Address)
790 N JACKSON ST
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1920
Additions
1982
Survey Date
2004,2010,2021
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Reinforced Concrete
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Richard J. Paulsen (1982)
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Two story addition in 1982. Last surveyed in 1982 with a map code of 138/15 on map 393. Not resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey (2010), Prepared by Heritage Research. original style removed, fenestration replacement. Originally built in 1920 by the Wisconsin-Oakland Company, later Hokanson-Thompson, Inc., to serve as their automotive dealership and service garage. Distributors of Oakland and Pontiac automobiles in Wisconsin and northern Michigan. Emil Hokanson was company president, William Magill Thompson served as manager and secretary-treasurer. Building remodeled in 1959 into a general office building.
Bibliographic References
Historic image of the building in 1955 Wright's City of Milwaukee directory (at that time was owned by Gardner Buick Company).

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

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Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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