Property Record

736 W HIGHLAND AVE

Architecture and History Inventory

NAMES
Historic Name:	Mrs. Hofreuter
Other Name:	Becker's Bar
Contributing:
Reference Number:	117587

PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):	736 W HIGHLAND AVE
County:	Milwaukee
City:	Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:

PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:	1895
Additions:
Survey Date:	1979
Historic Use:	tavern/bar
Architectural Style:	Front Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:	Brick
Architect:	August Hoffmeister
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:	HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Good example of typical brick store / flat with integrity of form. Note shaped lintels. Construction date, 1895. (1) Mrs. Hofreuter, Original Owner, 1895-. (2) Building demolished (1983?)
Bibliographic References:	1.Tax Program. 2. Building Permit.

RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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