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1135 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 1135-1137 W HISTO

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1135 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 1135-1137 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST)

Historic Name:
Sylvester Wabiszewski Building/Waldheim & Co. Furniture

Other Name:
J.C. Penney Department Store

Reference Number:
119335

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Property Location

Location (Address)

1135 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 1135-1137 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST)

County

Milwaukee

City/Village

Milwaukee

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1927

Additions

Survey Date

1980,2017

Historic Use

large retail building

Architectural Style

Twentieth Century Commercial

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Herbst & Kuenzli

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

Bibliographic References

Building permit, 11 July 1927; est. cost, $100,000. "Waldheim & Co. Open New Furniture Store at 7th and Mitchell," The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, 2 December 1927, page 12, col. 3. "Victor Waldheim, Founder of Big Firm, Dies at 62," The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, 24 February 1922, 1/2, 4/3-4. Sylvester Wabiszewski was behind the building's development, as his name is on the plans, on file at the Wisconsin Architectural Archive, Milwaukee Public (Central) Library. JC Penney moved into the building later.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

West Mitchell Street Commercial District

National Register Listing Date

Nov 09, 2018

State Register Listing Date

May 18, 2018

Contributing

Yes

large retail building Twentieth Century Commercial

Milwaukee
County

Milwaukee
Community

1920-1929
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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