Property Record
7943 W NATIONAL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SMITH-BLODGETT HARDWARE |
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| Other Name: | NEIS HARDWARE |
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| Reference Number: | 9252 |
| Location (Address): | 7943 W NATIONAL AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | West Allis |
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| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Survey Date: | 2007 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Asbestos |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Pre-1932 address was 7123 W. National. 2 STORY BLDG. W/LARGE 1 STORY ADDITION. The Smith-Blodgett Hardware Store was located here from 1910-1913. Was the Neis-Freund Hardware Store from 1913-1920. Became the Neis Hardware Co. in 1920. Previously surveyed in 1980, as a non-contributing building in the National Commercial Historic District. As of 2007 the district no longer holds. 2016: no longer extant. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Wright, Wright's Directory of West Allis, Milwaukee, 1910, 1913, 1921, 1932,... |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |