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720 E CAPITOL DR

Historic Name:
WTMJ "Radio City"
Other Name:
WTMJ - WKTI Radio and TV station
Reference Number:
115570

Property Location

Location (Address)
720 E CAPITOL DR
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1941
Additions
Survey Date
1979
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Stone - Unspecified
Architect
Eschweiler & Eschweiler
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:

Excellent example of an Art Moderne radio television station in nearly original condition. Note smooth stone wall surfaces, rounded corners, and rounded elements of entranceway.
Compare with stations shown on pages 56-58 of reference 2.

Construction date, 1941. (1)

Dahlman Cnst., Builder. WKTI (94.5) was, at the time of this documentation (1979) a top-40 / AOR FM station owned by the Journal Broadcast Group.
Bibliographic References
1. Building Permit. 2. Greif, Martin; Depression Modern. Davis, Fifty years of Arch-the House of Eschweiler, Milwaukee, 1943.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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