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The story behind the 1890 building that burned today on Mitchell Street
Early Monday morning Milwaukee Fire Department crews responded to a two-alarm blaze on the South Side in a vacant 19th century building on the corner of Mitchell Street and Muskego Avenue. A reader asked about the distinctive turreted building involved.