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2933-2957 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 2933-2957 N 3RD ST) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2933-2957 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 2933-2957 N 3RD ST)

Architecture and History Inventory
2933-2957 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 2933-2957 N 3RD ST) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Garfield Building / Theater and Offices
Other Name:OIC-GM Vocational Training Building
Contributing:
Reference Number:108869
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2933-2957 N Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Dr (AKA 2933-2957 N 3RD ST)
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1927
Additions:
Survey Date:1980
Historic Use:theater
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Dick & Bauer
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:2023: Theater/auditorium space demolished. Builder was Siesel Co. Constructed for the Republic Building Company as a theater and offices at a cost of $400,000.000 in 1927.
Bibliographic References:Tax Program Building Permit
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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