Property Record
919 S 4TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Roger Morgan House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 97837 |
| Location (Address): | 919 S 4TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1864 |
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| Survey Date: | 19881973 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Walker's Point Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/19/1978 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | 1973: "This home...is a diminutive frame cottage built during the Civil War era for a lake captain--one of the many early day residents of this neighborhood who were employed in Milwaukee's shipping industry (Walker's Point is just west of the port of Milwaukee). As of 1973, there have been no major alterations or additions." |
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| Bibliographic References: | Palmer, Virginia A. and Wietczykowski, Mary Ellen, Walker's Point: Two Walking tours, Milwaukee, 1972, 27, 29. Spensley, James W., "Roger Morgan House", Walker's Point Preservation District Inventory prepared for Land Ethics, Inc., Milwaukee, 1970, and sources cited. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |