Property Record
1215-1217 W VLIET ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Bitker's Clothing Store |
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| Reference Number: | 115913 |
| Location (Address): | 1215-1217 W VLIET ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1888 |
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| Additions: | 1914 |
| Survey Date: | 19792022 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Gustave Dick (1914 addition) |
| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Fine example of a typical brick 2-story store/flat of this date. Excellent original pedimented cornice and unusual arch over second floor windows. Possesses integrity of form and appearance. Construction date, 1888. (Gable Panel, 1) A datestone indicates an 1888 date of construction and a later building permit cites a 1914 rear addition designed by Gustave Dick. A series of short-tenured businesses – including Bitker’s Clothing Store – occupied this building in the 1910s and 1920s. Snader’s Credit Clothing operated here from the mid 1930s until at least 1950. The building presently operates as a convenience store. 2015- "This Queen Anne-style commercial building rises two stories and is faced with brick. A recessed entrance and modern plate-glass windows comprise the storefront. The upper-level facade features thin brick pilasters at the corners, as well as between a solidary window opening and a large segmental arch outfitted with two additional window openings. All three openings are infilled with wood. The elaborate cornice features paired brackets and is topped with a pedimented gablet at the east end that displays 1888 within a scrollwork ornament. A datestone indicates an 1888 date of construction and a later building permit cites a 1914 rear addition designed by Gustave Dick. A series of short-tenured businesses - including Bitker's Clothing Store -occupied this building in the 1910s and 1920s. Snader's Credit Clothing operated here from the mid 1930s until at least 1950. The building presently operates as a convenience store." -"W Vliet St, N 27th St (west) to N 12th St (east)", WisDOT 2984-00-03, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (Brian J. Faltinson & Traci E. Schnell), 2015. *2022 - Resurvey by HRL for WisDOT project. Little or no change since 2015. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1. Tax Program Directories |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |