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Property Record

1223 N PROSPECT AVE

Historic Name:
Horace Rublee House
Other Name:
Reply House
Reference Number:
110795

Property Location

Location (Address)
1223 N PROSPECT AVE
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1875
Additions
C. 1880
Survey Date
1984
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Cut Stone
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Locally designated: 7/12/83. "This structure is a two and one half story Queen Anne style residence with a hipped roof with many intersecting gables. The extiror of cream brick and stone, is articulated with numerous oriels and dormers. On the main elevation is a two story bay window topped with a third story loggia. Above the recessed main entry is a decorated Queen Anne style oriel. The windows are single-light double-hung sash. The ouse has been little altered. By 1910 the rear porch that had been added to the south elevation had been removed and the balcony above this was enclosed to make na oriel in 1922." (A). Horace Rublee was associated with this building from 1885 to 1896.
Bibliographic References
(A). National Register Nomination form. Tax Program.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
First Ward Triangle Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Mar 19, 1987
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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