Property Record
7405 HARWOOD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Wisconsin Telephone Company Exchange |
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Other Name: | ANEW Home Health Care Services |
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Reference Number: | 8927 |
Location (Address): | 7405 HARWOOD AVE |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Wauwatosa |
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Year Built: | 1912 |
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Survey Date: | 19952016 |
Historic Use: | telephone/telegraph building |
Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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: | 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. STONE LINTELS AND SILLS. BRICKWORK QUOINS. Originally located in the Jacobus Saloon building, a Wisconsin Telephone Company exchange building, was completed in 1912 on the north side of the Menomonee River. The demand for telephone service and operators grew, and the Wisconsin Telephone Company constructed a larger Collegiate Gothic style office building in 1930 on the south side of Wauwatosa. The Aetna Court building is currently owned by AT&T. |
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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 |