517 E SILVER SPRING DR

Historic Name:
National Tea Company Building

Other Name:

Reference Number:
184963

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Property Location

Location (Address)	517 E SILVER SPRING DR
County	Milwaukee
City/Village	Whitefish Bay
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built	1932
Additions
Survey Date	2011
Historic Use	large retail building
Architectural Style	Commercial Vernacular
Structural System
Wall Material	Stone Veneer
Architect	Powell Brothers Inc. (builder)
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished	No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments	The National Tea Company, owned by H. M. Koosch, began in 1932 next door to the A & P in a building at 517 E. Silver Spring Drive constructed by the Powell Brothers. In 1949, the company constructed a new store down the street at 426 E. Silver Spring Drive. In 1961, the store moved to the former Bank of Whitefish Bay building at 325 E. Silver Spring Drive where it operated until 1970. Throughout the history of these buildings, they have housed a wide variety of retail businesses. The building located at 325 E. Silver Spring Drive has since been converted into an Aurora Clinic.
Bibliographic References	Building permit records on file at Whitefish Bay Village Hall. Whitefish Bay Historical Research Project. Volume 13. Mimi Bird Collection, Whitefish Bay: Whitefish Bay Public Library

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name	Not Listed
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large retail building Commercial Vernacular

Milwaukee
County

Whitefish Bay
Community

1930-1939
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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