922 N 14TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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922 N 14TH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
922 N 14TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:James H. Morton Garage
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:110025
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):922 N 14TH ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1921
Additions:
Survey Date:19841973
Historic Use:garage (residential)
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
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:See Mt. Sinai File.

Commonly known as the Bug House.
Builder was Manson, Christensen & Ingleson

1973: "This building although originally a garage, was used by several organizations. The Merchant Police used the building as a garage, and Walter's Food Distributors, Inc., used the building for a period of time. Walter's makes dressings, cheese, Ma Baensch Herringm pickles and Weiss Noodles.

Alterations and Additions (as of 1973):
Permit No. 16479, July 18, 1921 - Garage was built for 12,000. Size, 50 feet front, 150 feet deep, one story, the highest point from the floor to the ceiling was 16 feet, and cubic contancts 90.000, a flat roof.
Permit No. 5068, February 18, 1952 - For $600.00 partitions were put on the first floor of a non-computable construction to make separate shop and garage.
Permit No. 67826A, March 2, 1954 - To close openings in the masonry wall, erect partitions for an effice to be 14 feet x 18 feet, to lower ceiling for a walk-in cooler, for $1,500.00."
Bibliographic References:Permits. Deeds. City Directories.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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