Property Record
800 W WELLS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Tower Clock |
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| Reference Number: | 111502 |
| Location (Address): | 800 W WELLS ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1908 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | clock tower |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Metal |
| Architect: | Seth Thomas |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Supposedly is Milwaukee's last operating street clock. Moved to present location from S. 16th St. in 1972. 2016- "This Contemporary-style museum complex was constructed in 1962 after designs by Eschweiler, Eschweiler and Sielaff. The limestone buildings feature strong, geometric massing, limited fenestration and large undecorated surfaces. A copper-domed IMAX theater addition was constructed in 1996 to the east of the original museum. Also located on the property is a previously-surveyed street clock (AHI #111502), purportedly Milwaukee's last operating street clock, moved to its current location in front of the museum entrance in 1972." -"Mult. Locations, Milwaukee, 7.5 series", WisDOT #2190-06-01, Prepared by Kelly Noack and Justin Miller, UWM-CRM (2016). |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |