Property Record
710 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Kunzelmann-Esser Furniture Co. |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 109435 |
| Location (Address): | 710 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Additions: | 1913 |
| Survey Date: | 19802017 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Herbst & Hufschmidt (1913); Kirchhoff & Rose (1910) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Mitchell Street Commercial District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/9/2018 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/18/2018 |
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| Additional Information: | This building was an addition to the Kunzelmann-Esser Furniture Co. business and was the south side's first sky scraper. Original furniture building AHI record number is 111372. Although the building has an encompassing address of 710 W. Mitchell Street, these two buildings face S. 7th Street. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Original plans for the 1910, 8-story structure (by Kirchhoff & Rose) are on file at the Wisconsin Architectural Archive, Milwaukee Public Central Library. Permit (28 April 1913) cites that the northernmost addition was designed by Herbst & Hufschmidt and cost an est. $20,000. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |