1234 N PROSPECT AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1234 N PROSPECT AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1234 N PROSPECT AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:William Prentiss House
Other Name:Body Awareness Center
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:110796
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1234 N PROSPECT AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1874
Additions:C. 1910 1905
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: First Ward Triangle Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/19/1987
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Locally designated: 7/12/83. This is a two story birck Italianate house with round-arched windows and pedimented cornice. It was started in 1874 for Dr. Fuller and was finished for William Prentiss. Prentiss was a former mayor of Milwaukee. "The Prentiss House is an Italianate, two-story, rectangluar block with a low hipped roof. At the eaves, large carved wooden brackets and a pediment accent the cornice. The exterior is clad in painted cream brick. The round arched windows have stone sills, stone keystones and projecting brick surrounds. The house has been little altered. According to the fire insurance maps there have been a variety of porches on the front. The current porch was added about 1910 and is probably similar in scale in size to the original. A full rear porch was added in 1905." (A). As of 1944, architect Herbert W. Tullgren lived here.
Bibliographic References:(A). National Register Nomination form. Milwaukee Journal 2/23/1944. MS 12.31.74.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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