Property Record
147 E BECHER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Filer & Stowell, Forge Shop |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 232654 |
| Location (Address): | 147 E BECHER ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Survey Date: | 2016 |
| Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2016 - Small shop with brick end walls, original metal curtain walls, stepped parapet with tile drip cap, and central ventilation stack. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Harger, Milwaukee Illustrated. Its Trade, Commerce, Manufacturing Interests, and Advantages as a Residence City..., 90. “Sanborn Fire Insurance Company, Milwaukee, 1894, Volume 4” (New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1894), Sheet 352. City of Milwaukee, Bay View Neighborhood Historic Resources Survey: Volume II, 87. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |