Property Record
4755 W BELOIT RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WEST MILWAUKEE VILLAGE HALL |
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| Other Name: | WEST MILWAUKEE VILLAGE HALL |
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| Reference Number: | 63276 |
| Location (Address): | 4755 W BELOIT RD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | West Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1928 |
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| Survey Date: | 19942021 |
| Historic Use: | village hall |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| 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. 2021 - Resurveyed. This two-story, Colonial Revival-style building was constructed in 1928 and has served as the village hall for West Milwaukee since that time. The building has a stone foundation, brick exterior, and side-gabled roof. building has a symmetrical, northwest-facing façade. The primary entrance is centered on the first story. A pair of concrete steps lead to a small stoop in front of the modern glass and metal doorway, also accessible by a flanking concrete switchback ramp. The entryway is framed by decorative fluted pilasters, a carved panel above the transom reading “VILLAGE HALL”, and decorative stone urns topping the door enframement. On either side of the entryway is a single rectangular window opening with a stone sill and jack arch. Windows appear to be modern replacements. A stone belt course separates the first and second stories. The second story contains three, evenly spaced window openings that rest on a stone belt course and are capped by a jack arch with a prominent central keystone made of stone. A course of soldier bond bricks below a course of dog tooth/dentil-like bricks function as the cornice. At each end of the building at parapet gables imitating the appearance of traditional end chimneys. Side and rear elevations are characterized by shorter, two-story projections that extend to the southeast making up much of the building’s present-day footprint. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |