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788 N JEFFERSON ST

Historic Name:
Other Name:
Office on the Square
Reference Number:
113522

Property Location

Location (Address)
788 N JEFFERSON ST
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1968
Additions
Survey Date
1984,2021
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Jordan Miller, George Walz & Assoc.
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Selzer-Ornst was the builder. 2021 - This Contemporary office building was constructed in 1968. Designed by local mid-century architect Jordan Miller, this brick building rises eight stories and a penthouse above the south end of Cathedral Park. The first two floors are dominated by heavy expanses of brick and large pillars, beneath which storefront entrances are recessed. The upper stories of the northern elevation feature an assortment of brick pilasters of varying width and height, creating bays of different width whose stories are progressively recessed as they rise. Bands of windows are separated on each story by metal spandrel panels. The western elevation along N. Jefferson Street features a series of boxed window bays beginning at the fourth story, separated by angled pilasters that extend down through the cantilevered awnings sheltering the first-floor storefronts. The northern portion of the Jefferson Street façade, which was once an uninterrupted expanse of brick, has had a large section of curtain wall installed beginning at the fourth story. Windows throughout the entire building appear to have been replaced, although the openings remain the same.
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Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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