3422-30 W NATIONAL AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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3422-30 W NATIONAL AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
3422-30 W NATIONAL AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Siegfried Block
Other Name:
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Reference Number:116329
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):3422-30 W NATIONAL AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1895
Additions:
Survey Date:19792021
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
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Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Good example of a late 19th Century brick commercial block. Important to the architectural character of W. National Avenue. Construction date, 1895. (unverified) (2) No original building permit on file. 2021: The Queen Anne style Siegfried Block was built in 1895. The building is clad in brick with wood and pressed metal decorative elements. The first story contains three storefront bays, alternating with second story entry doors. All the bays are separated by painted stucco pilasters with scrolled bases. The storefronts appear to have replacement bulkheads, windows, and doors and the transoms are all covered. A painted metal cornice caps the entire first floor elevation. The second story contains two three-sided oriel windows and a five-sided corner bay, all supported on corbels. Interspersed between the oriels are rusticated brick pilasters and one-over-one double hung windows with stone sills. A painted metal cornice with modillions caps the second story. The building is topped with a panelized metal parapet wall. The center bay contains a brick stepped gable with a rectangular name panel and is capped by a round-arched sunburst panel.
Bibliographic References:1. Facade of building 2. Tax Program
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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