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The Wisconsin Gas Building (originally Milwaukee Gas Light Building) is a classic stepped Art Deco building located in downtown Milwaukee , Wisconsin . It was designed by architects Eschweiler & Eschweiler and completed in 1930 using differing materials on the exterior to graduate from dark to light. DESCRIPTION Locally distinct light colored stone called Cream City Brick crowns the high-rise. Copper panels adorn the Spandrel s, while organic foliage patterns and terracotta designs decorate the façade. It stands 250 feet tall and has 20 floors. A light shaped as a natural gas flame was added to the top of the Wisconsin Gas Building in 1956 which forecasts the weather. Its neon flame stands 21 feet tall and weighs in at four tons. The light has been used as a harbor marker and navigation aid by mariners in Lake Michigan over the years. Doggerel s are commonly recited to in order to remember the meanings of the various colors.
Wisconsin Gas was purchased by Wisconsin Energy in 2000 . During consolidation in to its neighboring downtown corporate headquarters, the Gas Building was sold to a developer in 2001 who converted it to leased office space. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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