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Glance at Yesteryear: Sovereign Apartments

Sovereign Apartments
Sovereign Apartments

This Feb. 18, 1930 photo shows the Art Deco-style Sovereign Apartments, now at 1820 W. Wisconsin Ave., during construction. With 142 units, the building was Milwaukee’s largest apartment building constructed before World War II. Today, the building has an assessed value of more than $6.2 million.

— Image courtesy of the Milwaukee Public Library

Arthur covers banking and finance and the economy at BizTimes while also leading special projects as an associate editor. He also spent five years covering manufacturing at BizTimes. He previously was managing editor at The Waukesha Freeman. He is a graduate of Carroll University and did graduate coursework at Marquette. A native of southeastern Wisconsin, he is also a nationally certified gymnastics judge and enjoys golf on the weekends.

This Feb. 18, 1930 photo shows the Art Deco-style Sovereign Apartments, now at 1820 W. Wisconsin Ave., during construction. With 142 units, the building was Milwaukee’s largest apartment building constructed before World War II. Today, the building has an assessed value of more than $6.2 million.

— Image courtesy of the Milwaukee Public Library

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