Property Record
915 W WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | YMCA - Marquette University Residence Hall |
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| Reference Number: | 113840 |
| Location (Address): | 915 W WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1954 |
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| Additions: | 1965 1955 |
| Survey Date: | 20042017 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Grassold & Johnson |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Gebhard-Berghammer Inc. was the builder. Previously surveyed in 1984 with map code 98/17. Map name was 391. 2017 - Not resurveyed, loss of integrity (completely redesigned and reconstructed façade) "Between the two 19th-century Gothic Revival churches stands modern tower of the Y.M.C.A. Architects Herbert J. Grassold and Elmer A. Johnson, in partnership from 1935 to 1965, designed many prominent buildings in the Milwaukee area, including-in addition to those cited elsewhere in this guide-Mayfair Shopping Center, the Milwaukee Athletic Club, Custer Senior High School, several structures at the new Milwaukee County Zoo, and County Stadium." Pagel, Mary Ellen & Virginia A Palmer, University Extension The University of Wisconsin, Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Kilbourntown Walking Tour, 1967. dormitory |
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| Bibliographic References: | Pagel, Mary Ellen & Virginia A Palmer, University Extension The University of Wisconsin, Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Kilbourntown Walking Tour, 1967. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |