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5160 N 35TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

5160 N 35TH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
5160 N 35TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:North Milwaukee Telephone Exchange
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:112691
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):5160 N 35TH ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:
Additions:
Survey Date:1980
Historic Use:telephone/telegraph building
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
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:Architectural Significance: This structure is a good example of a small semi-public building designed in the Georgian Revival. Traditional to the style is the use of red brick trimmed with stone. There is no main building permit. Historical Significance: This structure was the former Telephone Exchange for the town of North Milwaukee. The town was incorporated as a village in 1897; became a city in 1918; and was annexed by Milwaukee in 1929.
Bibliographic References:1910 Sanborn Map Co., pl. 916, vol. 8-update 1926.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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