Property Record
1700 BLOCK E PRYOR AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | PRYOR AVENUE WELL |
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| Other Name: | PRYOR AVENUE IRON WELL |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 27665 |
| Location (Address): | 1700 BLOCK E PRYOR AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1882 |
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| Survey Date: | 1990 |
| Historic Use: | public utility/power plant/sewage/water |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Bay View Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/23/1982 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | ORIGINALLY WAS AN ARTESIAN WELL BUT IS NOW MECHANICALLY OPERATED. Milwaukee Official Landmark 1987. Well dug 1882-1883. Concrete hydrant by 1920s. Hose House built nearby at corner Pryor and Wentworth Ave. 1883 to protect public school once located at 2523-41 S. Wentworth Ave. |
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| Bibliographic References: | MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS DRIVING TOUR OF BAY VIEW. Hist. Designat. Appl. Milwaukee Sentinal 1883 April 8 3/3. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |