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Ugly Building: Former White Eagle Hotel

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Cara Spoto
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Protected by a local historic designation, the former White Eagle Hotel at 738 W. Maple St. in Milwaukee’s Historic Mitchell Street neighborhood has been vacant for decades and a fire department placard urges people not to enter.  Constructed in 1907 by Polish immigrant Leopold Chroscicki, the three-story building was a rooming house and saloon for

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Cara Spoto
Cara Spoto, former BizTimes Milwaukee reporter.

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Protected by a local historic designation, the former White Eagle Hotel at 738 W. Maple St. in Milwaukee’s Historic Mitchell Street neighborhood has been vacant for decades and a fire department placard urges people not to enter. 

Constructed in 1907 by Polish immigrant Leopold Chroscicki, the three-story building was a rooming house and saloon for nearly 100 years before it was sold in 2001.

According to a Historic Preservation Commission study, Chroscicki likely chose the “White Eagle” moniker because the bird is a symbol of the Polish people. 

A subsidiary of Milwaukee-based Palermo Villa Inc. purchased the building in 2001 as part of future expansion plans in the area, but then sold it for a dollar to DTB2 LLC in 2017. Attempts to reach the LLC’s registered agent, Derek Benedyk, were unsuccessful. 

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