Property Record
2465 W VLIET ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Hugo & Ida Eschenbacker Bakery |
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| Reference Number: | 230568 |
| Location (Address): | 2465 W VLIET ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1924 |
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| Survey Date: | 20152022 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | A.J. Pietsch (contractor) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Eschenbacker Bakery was founded by Albert Eschenbacker in 1873. His son, Hugo P (b. 1884) took over the business and built the subject building sometime prior to 1926. He and his wife, Ida, lived in the quarters above. Hugo died after a long illness in 1933 and Ida ran the bakery into the late 1930s. As early as 1944, the building housed a William Heinemann Bakery outlet, which remained until the early 1960s. In 1965, Hydro-Flor heating occupied the building; it is currently home to a plumbing business. 2015- "This two-story, Period Revival-style, brick commercial building features a side-gabled front roof with endwall parapets; the eave is underscored with flat brackets. The recessed main entrance features classical molding and is oriented towards the northeast corner. Modern plate-glass windows occupy the storefront and its transom. The upper level carries a single, a paired and a tripartite grouping of replacement double-hung sashes. The side facades are utilitarian. The Eschenbacker Bakery was founded by Albert Eschenbacker in 1873. His son, Hugo P (b. 1884) took over the business and built the subject building sometime prior to 1926. He and his wife, Ida, lived in the quatiers above. Hugo died after a long illness in 1933 and Ida ran the bakery into the late 1930s. As early as 1944, the building housed a William Heinemann Bakery outlet, which remained until the early 1960s. In 1965, Hydro-Flor heating occupied the building; it is currently home to a plumbing business." -"W Vliet St- N 27th St (west) to N 12th St (east)", WisDOT 2984-00-03, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (Brian J. Faltinson) (2015). *2022 - Resurvey by HRL for WisDOT project. Little or no change since 2015. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City Directories, Building Permits, “Veteran Baker Here, Is Dead,” Milwaukee Sentinel, 28 December 1933, 8. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |