Property Record
4200 W BROWN DEER RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Brown Deer Bank |
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| Other Name: | U.S. Bank |
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| Reference Number: | 234411 |
| Location (Address): | 4200 W BROWN DEER RD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Brown Deer |
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| Year Built: | 1977 |
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| Survey Date: | 2017 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Architect: | Brust-Zimmerman |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Constructed of concrete and faced with cement board panels, this one-story, rectangular banking facility is topped with a flat roof. Oriented on a northwest/southeast axis, a drive-through facility extends from the building’s southeast end. A large, rectangular expanse of glass is located at the approximate center of the structure and provides a view into the bank proper. To the northwest is a recessed, double-door, glassed entrance. A narrow band of windows extends to the northwest (left) from the doorway and around the slightly curved wall. The reverse side includes an exposed lower level, which includes a series of large windows. Permits from 1979, 1984 and 1988 substantiate the interior alterations found on both levels. The Brown Deer Bank was established in 1958, with a capital stock of $280,000. Prior to building a new banking facility in 1976-77 at the subject intersection of W. Brown Deer Road and N. Cedarburg Road, it operated at 4455 W. Bradley Road. The architectural firm responsible for its design was Brust-Zimmerman of Milwaukee and the firm received an award in 1977 for the bank’s design. The jury was recorded as saying that it was “one of the nicest, free standing, modest sized, drive-up banks it has seen.” In 1988, Brown Deer Bank was acquired by First Bank and the name changed to First Bank Brown Deer. Thereafter, the institution was acquired by US Bank, which it remains today. While the entire building was originally utilized by the bank, a portion of its lower-level space is rented out. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Citations for information in Additional Comments below: Building permits for 4200 W. Brown Deer Road, 21 February 1979 (lower-level remodel, $20,000); 30 May 1984 (first-floor remodel, $35,000); and 8 April 1988 (lower-level remodel, $47,000). The bank’s charter date was recorded under ‘Wisconsin Business Notes,” in The Sheboygan (WI) Press (30 October 1958), 5; “Bank Design Wins Award,” Waukesha (WI) Daily Freeman (26 March 1977), 10; “First Bank Milwaukee Plan Acquisition,” Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), 1 October 1987, 4M. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |