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MCARTHUR SQUARE, N SIDE, BTWN. 8TH & 9TH STS. | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

MCARTHUR SQUARE, N SIDE, BTWN. 8TH & 9TH STS.

Architecture and History Inventory
MCARTHUR SQUARE, N SIDE, BTWN. 8TH & 9TH STS. | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Public Safety Building
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:119411
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):MCARTHUR SQUARE, N SIDE, BTWN. 8TH & 9TH STS.
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1928
Additions:
Survey Date:1976
Historic Use:government office/other
Architectural Style:Art Deco
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect: Albert R. Ross, NY and R.F. Clas, Milw.
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:4th Ald. Dist. 6 Large, stone Art Moderne building designed by Albert R. Ross and Rubens F. Clas and built in 1928 and 1929 faces MacArthur Square.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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