Property Record
7532 & 7534 W STATE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Wauwatosa Building & Loan Association |
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| Other Name: | LA Advertising Inc. |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 77336 |
| Location (Address): | 7532 & 7534 W STATE ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Wauwatosa |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Survey Date: | 19952016 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| 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: | The Wauwatosa Building and Loan Association was constructed in 1914. The Building and Loan Association was organized in 1921 by prominent Wauwatosa residents L.L. Gridley, Charles Jacobus, and Edward Geske. Geske’s insurance office was also a tenant in the building. The Building and Loan remained until 1949, when the property was occupied by the Wauwatosa Savings Bank. The Wauwatosa Savings Bank constructed a new postmodern style bank nearby at 7500 West State Street in 1970. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building and Planning Permit Records, on file at the Wauwatosa Planning Department, Wauwatosa. Wauwatosa City Directories, 1926-1992, on file at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |