Property Record
9001 N GREEN BAY RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WITI-TV Offices and Studios |
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| Other Name: | FOX 6 |
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| Reference Number: | 234416 |
| Location (Address): | 9001 N GREEN BAY RD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Brown Deer |
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| Year Built: | 1976 |
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| Survey Date: | 2017 |
| Historic Use: | radio/tv station |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Brust-Zimmerman, Inc. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Known by the call letters WITI, the station began as an independent station, first airing in 1956 and with an original studio in Mequon. Two years later, it was purchased by Storrer Broadcasting and became a CBS affiliate. In 1961, WITI and WISN switched affiliations and WITI became ABC. In 1977, they switched back and the station built the subject facility in Brown Deer and moved from their studio in Milwaukee. The facility was designed in 1976 by Brust-Zimmerman of Milwaukee and completed in 1977-78. Finally, in 1994, WITI affiliated with Fox. Ownership of the station has changed numerous times since Storrer sold it in 1985; however, it is currently owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Brust-Zimmerman,, Inc., “WITI-TV, New Offices and Studios,” Original plans, On file (however, not reviewed) at the Wisconsin Architectural Archive, Milwaukee Public (Central) Library, Milwaukee, WI. They also cite John H. Summer of Atlanta GA as the architect; Brust-Zimmerman, was most likely the local supervising architectural firm. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |