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10126 S. 27th St. | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

10126 S. 27th St.

Architecture and History Inventory
10126 S. 27th St. | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Twilite Motel - Office
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:147141
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):10126 S. 27th St.
County:Milwaukee
City:Oak Creek
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1950
Additions:
Survey Date:20072024
Historic Use:lodging-hotel
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
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:2007- Several buildings are associated with the Twilite Motel complex, including a house (AHI# 147138), motel office (this entry), and motel building (AHI# 147142. The motel office was built c.1950. Located south of the house, it has a rectangular plan and rests upon a concrete foundation. The building is of brick construction with the walls laid in a running bond. The roof is a truncated hip with slightly projecting eaves. A fixed plate glass window is located on the facade, a sliding window on the side elevation, and a three-over-one, double hung sash window is on the rear. 2024: The astylistic office building was constructed c.1950. It is rectangular in plan with painted brick walls and a flat roof with an asphalt-shingled pent roof along the north and west elevations. The north elevation contains a single door (sheltered by a recently-added storm door) and a single-pane picture window. The west elevation contains a single pressed metal door and a sliding window.
Bibliographic References:Architecture/History Survey. December 2007. Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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