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2845-2851 N OAKLAND AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2845-2851 N OAKLAND AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
2845-2851 N OAKLAND AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:N. Hausmann Commercial
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:116200
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2845-2851 N OAKLAND AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1900
Additions:
Survey Date:2004
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Nic Hausmann
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 representative of early 20th century commercial buildings.

Construction date, 1900. (1)

Hutchins & Freske, Mason. (1)

N. Hausmann, Owner, 1900. (1)

Some dispute on construction date; building permit has construction date as 1924-25 and constructed by owner/contractor H.R. Mayer.

Previously surveyed in 1979 with map code 45/21. Map name was LUQS 315.
Bibliographic References:1. City Tax Permit File Building permits.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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