Property Record
540 S 1ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | General Electric Supply Corp. |
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| Other Name: | Karp's Bakery Supplies |
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| Reference Number: | 108457 |
| Location (Address): | 540 S 1ST ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1951 |
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| Survey Date: | 198820162020 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | V.K. Boynton |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Ray J. Moths was the engineer. 1,030,000 sq. feet. 2016 - resurveyed, some replacement windows. One-story brick building with a flat roof and no ornamentation. 2020 - The building is a brick, one story structure with a flat roof. Replacement, single paned aluminum windows are spaced randomly across the west-facing primary façade, with several openings filled in with brick. The entryway consists of a single glass doorway with no surround or further ornamentation. The building’s only decorative element is seen in the soldier course of bricks banding the entire building above the windows and door. The building shares party walls with buildings to the north and south but appears to be a separate structure. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Permit. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |