2518-2522 EAST CAPITOL DRIVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2518-2522 EAST CAPITOL DRIVE

Architecture and History Inventory
2518-2522 EAST CAPITOL DRIVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:OCEHEK BUILDING
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:150842
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2518-2522 EAST CAPITOL DRIVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Shorewood
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1924
Additions:
Survey Date:2008
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:English Revival Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: OTTO BAUM
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:2008- "This two-storefront Tudor Revival commercial building is two-stories in height with a gable roof covered with asphalt shingles. It has walls constructed of multi-hued light tan bricks and side walls that raise into a stepped parapet At the center of the second story, there is a shallow projecting gable clad with stucco and faux half timbering and a paired sash window. Flanking this gable are three
window openings on each side that are filled with multi-light sashes. The first story bas three entrances, two at each end and a third in
the center of the building. They are decorated with identical brick arches. On either side of the central entrance are large show
windows decorated with flat brick lintels."
- "E Capitol Dr, Estabrook Pkwy to Lake Dr", WisDOT ID #2025-12-011", Prepared by Carol Lohry Cartwright (2008).
Bibliographic References:VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD BUILDING FILES. Architecture/History Survey. October 2008. Prepared by Carol Lohry Cartwright.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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