Property Record
3800 W WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | W.A. Krueger Printing Company |
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| Other Name: | Pan-American Club |
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| Reference Number: | 118440 |
| Location (Address): | 3800 W WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1947 |
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| Additions: | 1949 1959 |
| Survey Date: | 19832014 |
| Historic Use: | nursing home/sanitarium |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Architect: | Kurtz & Trumpf - 1949; Mark Pfaller & Assoc. - 1959 |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Was the W.A. Krueger Restaurant in 1947 and 1949. Was the Michael O. Preston Pan American Motel in 1959. 2014 This one-story contemporary building was constructed in 1947. It has a rectangular plan, flat roof with wide eaves, and is clad in brick and concrete block. The lower portion of the main (south) facade has red brick cladding and above that a ribbon of sliding glass windows. The front wall curves at the southwest corner. The main entrance is on the west elevation and is slightly recessed. It is sheltered by the projecting roof, which is supported by several thin, metal columns. Also on the west elevation is a door that leads to a small addition that is on the rear of the rooftop. A large triangular wood planter extends off the southeast corner of the building. Windows on side elevations are generally one-over-one replacements. At the rear of the parcel is a four-story contemporary motel that was constructed c.1960. It is clad in cream brick and has a flat roof and a rectangular plan. Though historically associated with the one-story building, it does not retain integrity and was not resurveyed. The one-story building was originally constructed for the W.A. Krueger Printing Company; however, it was soon sold to Evelyn J. May in the late 1940s. She remodeled the building into the Pan-American Club restaurant, which was inspired by her time studying Latin America with the help of the Pan-American Union. The dining room accommodated up to 114 guests (1). In 1958 the building was sold to Michael Preston, who expanded it and constructed the 73-unit motel at the rear of the property (2). It is currently used as an office building, while the motel is owned by an extended-care facility. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 2014 (1) “Club is Near Stadium – Pan-American Scores with Braves Boosters,” The Milwaukee Sentinel, 13 September 1953, http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19530913&id=_1cxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7016,6466264 (accessed 3 February 2015). (2) “Mack Will Keep Job,” The Milwaukee Journal, 6 September 1958, http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19580906&id=YDkaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=riYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7750,2004042 (accessed 3 February 2015). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |