Property Record
1010-14 N VAN BUREN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Harry Weber Garage Building |
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| Other Name: | Allan-Knox Studios, Inc. |
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| Reference Number: | 113475 |
| Location (Address): | 1010-14 N VAN BUREN ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Survey Date: | 19842010 |
| Historic Use: | small office building |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Van Ryn & DeGelleke |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2010: Sheathed with brick, this two-story, Neoclassical Revival-style commercial building features a modern plate-glass storefront that is topped with a facade-length, cornice-like stone band. Two large openings with ornamental stone surrounds pierce the second level and are outfitted with modern plate-glass windows. The plain brick parapet is capped with stone blocks and features three large and two small decorative stone insets. The side facades are common brick. Built in 1923, this building was the home in 1937 of a radio business operated by Charles E. Turnack. In 1950, the Alemite Company of Wisconsin operated a lubrication equipment business in the structure Resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey (2010), Prepared by Heritage Research. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Wisconsin Architectural Archieves. City directories. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |