Property Record
1575 W PIERCE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Thermo Electron Corp. |
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| Reference Number: | 104712 |
| Location (Address): | 1575 W PIERCE ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1960 |
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| Survey Date: | 19852016 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2016 - A c.1925 shop on the east has a stepped parapet with two small windows below the peak; two of three oversize bays on the north facade are infilled, with glass block windows elsewhere. An office on the west side has glass block windows flanking the entrance, and the upper story has concrete trim surrounding a band of small windows. A sign reads "Heat Treating Metals, Est. 1936." A rear addition has incised concrete block walls and a stepped concrete parapet. To be demolished in 2019. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |