Property Record
6001 W CAPITOL DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Milwaukee Western Bank |
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| Other Name: | Securant Bank & Trust |
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| Reference Number: | 233467 |
| Location (Address): | 6001 W CAPITOL DR |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1958 |
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| Additions: | 1981 |
| Survey Date: | 2017 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Scott, Kloppenberg & Scott (architect); Peters Construction Company (builder) |
| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Parking garage on property (AHI 233468). Prominent fieldstone blocks on east and west ends. Determination of Eligibility completed for this property in 2018. Third home of the former Teutonia Avenue State Bank, which was founded in 1914 and renamed Milwaukee Western Bank in 1957. Designed by the Milwaukee architectural firm of Scott, Kloppenberg & Scott and built by Peters Construction Company, the $650,000 facility opened in 1958. A drive-through banking addition and interior renovation were completed in 1981 and the bank’s corporate headquarters were moved in 2006 from the subject building to Menomonee Falls. Milwaukee Western Bank renamed itself Securant Bank & Trust in 2008 and it continues operations at this location. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “About Securant Bank & Trust,” Bank history online at www.securantbank.com, Accessed March 2017; historic newspaper articles; historic permits; and historic photographs "Architecture/History Survey for N. 60th Street from W Capitol Dr (south) to W. Hampton Avenue (north), Milwaukee, WI." April 2017. WHS Project #18-0811/MI. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |