Property Record
4060 N 60TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Gimbels-Schusters Auto Center |
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| Reference Number: | 234450 |
| Location (Address): | 4060 N 60TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1966 |
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| Survey Date: | 2017 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Cordes, Sommer & Mihnos (architects, NYC firm); Wiggins Construction Company (builder) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Designed by the New York City architecture firm of Cordes, Sommer & Mihnos, this building was constructed by Wiggins Construction Company (Wauwatosa) in 1966 as the Gimbels-Schusters Auto Center. Associated with the Gimbels-Schusters Department Store in the adjacent Capitol Court Shopping Center (no longer extant), the store concentrated in selling tires. The auto center eventually became the Capitol Court Auto Center and a Firestone Auto Center in 1987 |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building Permit "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 |