Property Record
1977 S ALLIS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Pfister and Vogel Bay View Tannery |
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| Other Name: | Lakeside Manufacturing |
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| Reference Number: | 111590 |
| Location (Address): | 1977 S ALLIS ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Additions: | 1894 |
| Survey Date: | 19902016 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Pfister Vogel Tannery Complex faces northwest and was built between 1894 and 1966. [A]. It is now rented by miscellaneous manufacturers. 2016 - The west block is two and three stories with a four story loft at north end. Buildings have stone foundations, corbelled brick cornices, and a large cream brick smokestack. Some infilled openings are found on the south end, but brick surrounds still visible and a large arched doorway on the south is boarded over. Most metal windows remain. Two c.1920 and 1960 additions extend at the rear of west block. The east block is a seven-story industrial loft with two brick utility towers on roof. The southernmost portion is c.1915, while the remainder is c.1890. A rail corridor runs along the south side, and the south wall angles to run parallel; the waterfront is immediately to the north. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Permits. Harger, Milwaukee Illustrated. Its Trade, Commerce, Manufacturing Interests, and Advantages as a Residence City..., 95. Milwaukee’s Great Industries, p.225, 304. National Register of Historic Places, Walker’s Point Historic District, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, National Register #19781219, 7:18. The Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Milwaukee, Industrial Milwaukee: The Great Manufacturing Heart of the Northwest, 29. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |