Building Info

Wile Building.
  • Address:
    1211 W. Vliet St.
  • Taxkey:
    3611459000
  • Architectural Style:
    Art Deco
  • Status:
    Completed
  • Assessed Value (Land):
    $2,800
  • Assessed Value (Improvements):
    $97,200
  • Assessed Value (Total):
    $100,000
  • Assesment Year:
    2023
  • Year Built:
    1922

This small terracotta storefront straddles the line between the emergent sensibilities of the style moderne, and the conventions of its Victorian neighbors. It is essentially a typical turn-of-the-century commercial building sheathed in the cubist terracotta of its successors.

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Content referencing Wile Building

Milwaukee Architecture: How Art Deco Changed the City
Milwaukee Architecture

How Art Deco Changed the City

Even today, it remains the style that best epitomizes American urbanity.

Jul 30th, 2014 by

Building data on this page, including assessment information, was last updated on April 5, 2024

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