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1540 W CANAL ST

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1540 W CANAL ST

Historic Name:
Central Shop

Other Name:
Municipal Service Building

Reference Number:
118705

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Property Location

Location (Address)

1540 W CANAL ST

County

Milwaukee

City/Village

Milwaukee

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1925

Additions

Survey Date

Historic Use

industrial bldg/manufacturing facility

Architectural Style

Astylistic Utilitarian Building

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

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. Film roll 7 negatives are filed with the Menomonee Valley Intensive Survey negatives. February/March 2003-This two story structure is constructed of a steel frame and truss roof, while the walls are concrete block that have been sheathed with face brick. When surveyed in 1980, the original window openings were still open; however, they have since been completely infilled or downsized and new windows have been installed. Built in 1925, this building, known as the City of Milwaukee Municipal Services Building or Central Shop, was constructed to serve the following three departments: Municipal Equipment, Water Meter Division and the Bureau of Electrical Services (noted as its current occupant in 1980). A new repair garage for the Municipal Equipment Department was completed in 1979, just eight blocks west on Canal Street. 2016 - appearance unchanged since previous survey.

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industrial bldg/manufacturing facility Astylistic Utilitarian Building

Milwaukee
County

Milwaukee
Community

1920-1929
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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