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1820 S 1ST ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1820 S 1ST ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1820 S 1ST ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:International Gear and Machine Co.
Other Name:Milwaukee Motive Manufacturing
Contributing:
Reference Number:108531
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1820 S 1ST ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1947
Additions:
Survey Date:198820162024
Historic Use:industrial building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Concrete Block
Architect: M.B. Coleman - engineer
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:2024: Formerly a spice manufacturer, the two-story industrial building was constructed in 1947. It is rectangular in plan and constructed of reinforced concrete block on steel girders and columns with a flat roof. The storefront elevations are faced in incised, stone aggregate faced concrete block. The principal, west-facing, elevation is symmetrical arranged in five bays. In the first story, a recessed entrance, consisting of a single entrance with mirroring display cases, is flanked by wide openings with three single pane fixed sash windows divided by steel mullions. These are then flanked by individual single pane fixed sash windows. The second story mimics the first with a wide window opening above the entrance. The north elevation contains regularly spaced windows openings filled with glass block. The south elevation contains a vehicular entrance as well as a series of regularly spaced window openings. --- 2016 - Replacement windows and doors, infilled and reconfigured openings.
Bibliographic References:Permit.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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