7044-7046 W GREENFIELD AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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7044-7046 W GREENFIELD AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
7044-7046 W GREENFIELD AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Claude Olney Building
Other Name:For Mom & Me Maternity
Contributing:
Reference Number:9214
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):7044-7046 W GREENFIELD AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:West Allis
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1921
Additions:
Survey Date:200720152020
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
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Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:2015-This two-story, brick building features a glass-and-aluminum-frame storefront. Upper level window openings have been
pattially infilled and contain modern fenestration. An inset stone tablet inscribed "Olney-Hackett" is found above the
upper-level windows on the primary (south) facade. A stucco-and-half-timbered entrance surround is found on the side
(west) elevation.

Constructed circa 1921, the building was originally occupied by jeweler Claude W. Olney. By 1929, Hebert Meier
operated the Meier Drug Store at this location and remained until at least 1950. The building was later occupied by
McAllister's Pharmacy and Ralph's Barber Shop.
-"IH-94/USH 41/WIS 341 Survey," WisDOT ID #1080-27-01, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (McQuillen) (2015).

Construction date from Assessor's records. Earliest permit found was for an oil tank in 1925 under owner Claude Olney, who ran a jewelry store here until at least 1932. Later Hebert Meier operated Meier Drug Store at this location.

Previously surveyed in 1980, at that time it was McAllister's Pharmacy. Resurveyed in 2007, new photo provided.

**2020 - Resurveyed for I-94 project 1060-27-04. No significant changes apparent.
Bibliographic References:Wright's West Allis 1927, 1929 &1932 City Directory; Building Permit 4 November 1925 (oil tank).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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