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1532 E OKLAHOMA AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1532 E OKLAHOMA AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1532 E OKLAHOMA AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Milwaukee Forge
Contributing:
Reference Number:104919
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1532 E OKLAHOMA AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1917
Additions: 1928 1929 1955 1945 1942 1950 1951 1943 1936 1954 1927 1941 1938 1949
Survey Date:19902016
Historic Use:industrial building
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information: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, State Historic Preservation Office. 2016 - Resurveyed. Two large c.1917 foundry sheds with louvered windows on south facade, roofline monitors, rear portions with sawtooth roof on west side of foundry sheds. Attached c.1950 office at southwest corner, detached office at west side of parcel, c.1960 additions at rear of complex. Second parcel to north is also part of same complex. Railroad corridor runs along east side of complex.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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