335 S MUSKEGO AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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335 S MUSKEGO AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
335 S MUSKEGO AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RR Elevator E
Other Name:Cargill Elevator "E"
Contributing:
Reference Number:119340
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):335 S MUSKEGO AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1911
Additions: 1930 1926
Survey Date:200020162020
Historic Use:grain elevator/feed mill
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Concrete
Architect: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RR Co.
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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NOTES
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, State Historic Preservation Office. M in the photo codes is short for MVIS negatives. 2016 - Two sets of concrete elevators with a tower between. Canal is located on the north side, with the rail corridor to the south.

2020 - The tower is connected to the elevator banks on the east and west sides by a covered conveyor at the topmost level of the elevators. The tower features regularly spaced multi-paned windows in the upper stories. The Muskego Railyard is immediately south of the structure, with a dedicated rail spur approaching the building underneath a flat-roof metal awning.
Bibliographic References:Sanborn Maps.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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