Property Record
1425 N 12TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Steel's Consolidated General Merchandise |
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| Other Name: | Sloane's Furniture Inc. |
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| Reference Number: | 78901 |
| Location (Address): | 1425 N 12TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1922 |
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| Survey Date: | 2000 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Terra Cotta |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Typical 1920s terra cotta store facade with integrity of form and appearance. 2001- "Built in 1922, this three-story, three-bay commercial building has white, glazed terra cotta trim. All openings on the front facade have been infilled with the exception of the storefront, which has been modernized. Attached to and projecting from this facade is a vertical sign that reads, "Furniture, For Less, Sloan's." Similarly worded painted signage is located on the north facade, which consists of a solid brick wall. The original building permit states that the S.R. Steel Company constructed this building in 1922 as Steel's Consolidated General Merchandise at a cost of $70,000. Seven years later, it was owned by the S.S. Kresge Company, which stored "household goods only on the second and third floors." The 1929 edition of Wright's Milwaukee City Directory describes S.S. Kresge Co. as a "5c 10c and 25c store." By 1955, Samuel S. Sloan owned the building where his business, Sloane's Furniture, has been located ever since." - "Marquette Interchange, Milwaukee", WisDOT ID #1060-05-02, Prepared by Heritage Research (McQuillen) (2001). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Tax Program. Permit. 1935 City Directory.y. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |