Property Record
201 E PITTSBURGH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Pittsburgh Plate Glass Enamel Plant |
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Other Name: | Coating & Resins Division (Hydrite Chem. Co.) |
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Reference Number: | 116218 |
Location (Address): | 201 E PITTSBURGH ST |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Milwaukee |
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Year Built: | 1937 |
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Survey Date: | 1984 |
Historic Use: | industrial building |
Architectural Style: | Art/Streamline Moderne |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | W.W. Oeflein Inc.-builder; Eschweiler and Eschweiler-1936 |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Pittsburgh Plate Glass Enamel Plant |
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National Register Listing Date: | 10/21/2009 |
State Register Listing Date: | 7/17/2009 |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Excellent Art Moderne factory building. Note rounded corner, sign graphics and the graduated parallel lines of the tower decoration, symbolic of the modern style. Construction date, 1937. |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |