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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 1216 N PROSPECT AVE |
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| County | Milwaukee |
| City/Village | Milwaukee |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1866 |
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| Survey Date | 1984 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
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| Wall Material | Cream Brick |
| Architect | Stephen A. Harrison |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | Locally designated 7/12/83. Another map code is 6/6, on the LUQS #359 map. "The Harrison House is a two and one half story, "T" plan, Italianate residence with an intersecting gabled roof with flared eaves. The exterior is clad in painted cream brick ornamented with brick quoins. The windows are double-hung, wooden sash with paired round-arched windows on the second floor. Surrounding the property is an elaborate wrought-iron fence. Harrison, a master builder, is believed to have designed the house. The house was remodelled in the late 19th century to incorporate fashionable Queen Anne feautres such as the turret. The front porch has been removed as have the window canopies over the first floor windows facing Prospect Avenue. A new entry was added on the north elevation, in 1945, and in 1977, two fire escapes and a second floor exit were also added to the same elevation." (A). Individuals associated with this building include Stephen A. Harrison (1866 to 1872), Capt. Irving M. Bean (1872 to 1910) and Gertrude Sax Bean (1911 to 1944). |
| Bibliographic References | (A). National Register Nomination form. "Wisconsin Academy Review," XVII, No. 4, Winter 1970-1971, 7,8. Zimmerman, The Past in Our Present, p. 81 and pp. 107-108. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | First Ward Triangle Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Mar 19, 1987 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Contributing | Yes |
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