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2001- "Surrounded by elevated freeways, this eight-story brick and reinforced concrete building has a two+-story addition on its east facade. The building's west and south facades feature brick pilasters with sloping concrete caps, concrete trim courses above the first and seventh floors, and face brick. Fenestration predominantly consists of large, multiple-light, metal sash windows, many of which contain modern, single-light window insets. The primary entrance is composed of non-historic, single-light, metal doors. The addition has multiple loading docks on its first story and brick-infilled/boarded-over window openings on its upper stories.
Constructed in 1930 for the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMER&L Co.), this building was originally referred to as the Transport Building and served as the hub of the company's freight system. Serviced by both trains and trucks, the building stored freight that was subsequently transferred from one form of transportation to the other to be delivered throughout southeastern Wisconsin. Upper floors housed rental space and included such tenants as General Electric's sales and service, and X-ray divisions. In the late 1930s, TMER&L Co. decided to sell its transportation holdings and focus solely on the production of electric power. When the trucking division was sold in 1943, the Transport Building was included in the sale. The building has been owned by Aldrich Chemical since 1969."
- "Marquette Interchange, Milwaukee", WisDOT ID #1060-05-02, Prepared by Heritage Research (McQuillen) (2001).
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2455A/2455B W CLYBOURN ST
120460
Located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
170 M N OF CROSSING AT BAYVIEW RD
237156
Located in Mukwonago (village), Waukesha County
