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1800 BLOCK N MARSHALL | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1800 BLOCK N MARSHALL

Architecture and History Inventory
1800 BLOCK N MARSHALL | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Western Leather Co.
Other Name:Western Leather Co.
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:117199
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1800 BLOCK N MARSHALL
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1889
Additions:
Survey Date:19792016
Historic Use:industrial building
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect: H. R. Schnetzky
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Excellent example of a cream brick factory of this date with integrity of form and appearance. Construction date, 1889. (1) P. Dunn, Builder.
Bibliographic References:1. 1894 Sanborn Atlas, p. 161. “Milwaukee, Wis.,” Shoe and Leather Reporter 43 (June 30, 1887): 1266. City of Milwaukee, Lower East Side Neighborhood Historic Resources Survey, 6-5-6–6. Tom Daykin, “Leather Goods,” Chicago Tribune, June 8, 1997.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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