Property Record
720 W BRUCE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Henry Neuser Residence |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 99015 |
| Location (Address): | 720 W BRUCE ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1872 |
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| Survey Date: | 1988 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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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: | A Guide to Historic Walker's Point, 1978: "Henry Neuser purchased this property for $1,300 in 1871, and built this two-story brick house the next year. Listed as a clerk in the Milwaukee City Directory, Neuser sold the property in 1875 for $4,500. This two-story, Cream City brick house sits on a limestone base. A course of bricks surrounds each window, and under each window is a limestone sill. The wooden cornice is supported by four large brackets." |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historic Walker's Point, Inc., A Guide to Historic Walker's Point, 1978. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |