8000 W NATIONAL AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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8000 W NATIONAL AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
8000 W NATIONAL AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Robert Polzin Shoe Store
Other Name:FLOWERLAND
Contributing:
Reference Number:9253
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):8000 W NATIONAL AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:West Allis
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1900
Additions:
Survey Date:2007
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Front Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Artificial Stone
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:ORIELS ON SIDE. Was a shoe store until around 1920 when it housed the Lincoln School Kindergarten. Around 1925 Charles Sorensen ran a barber shop here which lasted until about 1935. Starting in 1970, the building was owned by Flower Land.

Previously surveyed in 1980, was part of the National Avenue Commercial Historic District, district no longer holds. Photo needs no update as of 2007, building lacked initial integrity.
Bibliographic References:City directories.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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