(Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House at 1801 W. Division

Landmark Context

(Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House at 1801 W. Division is held in public view at 1801 W. Division St by the city's landmark record. City records connect the site to a construction date of 1900-01 and credits Fritz Lang. It was designated on May 4, 2011. (Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House at 1801 W. Division already has a usable public frame for work on domestic design, residential development, and block-by-block neighborhood change.

(Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House at 1801 W. Division is best approached by paying attention to lot width, setbacks, porches, bays, and rooflines, the rhythm between neighboring houses, and alterations that show changing domestic use. Seen that way, the landmark helps explain how one domestic building can still clarify the growth of an entire residential block.

Research Starting Points

(Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House at 1801 W. Division starts to deepen once research reaches real-estate atlases and fire insurance maps, permit files and census or directory material, and historic photographs and neighborhood histories. Those materials are usually what turn site observation into a more convincing historical record.

(Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House at 1801 W. Division still needs permits, photographs, and comparison, but the landmark record gives that work a stable point of return.