Property Record
1020 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Schuster's Department Store |
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| Other Name: | GIMBEL'S |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 63292 |
| Location (Address): | 1020 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Additions: | 1920 1924 1941 1948 |
| Survey Date: | 19802017 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Brust Philipp & Heimerl (1914); Brust & Philipp (1920); Brust & Brust (1941, 1948) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Mitchell Street Commercial District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/9/2018 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/18/2018 |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Tax certified district. F.W. Schuster & Co. hired in 1912 the architectural firm of Brust, Philip & Heimerl to design this department store. Brust & Philip designed the 1920 addition. Schuster’s originally opened in 1884 at N. 3rd and Garfield streets and in 1894 opened a second store on Milwaukee’s north side. The subject store was the company’s third location. Schuster’s operated in major neighborhood shopping districts and did not have a downtown location. For most of its existence, it was considered to be one of Milwaukee’s most prominent department stores. Gimbels took over Schuster’s in 1962 and continued to operate the Mitchell Street location into the 1980s. The building has since been converted into condominiums. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Permits. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |