2732-2734 W BURNHAM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

2732-2734 W BURNHAM ST

Architecture and History Inventory
2732-2734 W BURNHAM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Richards Duplexes
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:110551
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2732-2734 W BURNHAM ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1915
Additions:
Survey Date:1980
Historic Use:duplex
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: American System Built Homes-Burnham Street District
National Register Listing Date:9/12/1985
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property named 'American System Built Houses'. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Roth was the builder. One of four buildings in a row, City Real Estate Co. owned all buildings at time of construction. COVENANT: Expires 8/3/2065 Effected: 8/3/2015
Bibliographic References:Building Permit. Tax Program. Historic Milwaukee, Incorporated newsletter, Vol. 4, Issue 3, Summer 2002. Perrin, Richard W. E., Historic Wisconsin Architecture, First Revised Edition (Milwaukee, 1976). Wright and Like 2011: Milwaukee Originals June 10th Through 12th, FLW FDN, Scottsdale AZ, 2011.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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