2457-2459 W CONGRESS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2457-2459 W CONGRESS ST

Architecture and History Inventory
2457-2459 W CONGRESS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:110899
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2457-2459 W CONGRESS ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1922
Additions:
Survey Date:1999
Historic Use:duplex/two-flat
Architectural Style:Side Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect: William Schuchardt
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Garden Homes Historic District
National Register Listing Date:5/4/1990
State Register Listing Date:1/23/1990
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:2457-2459 W. Congress Street is a Model 6A with a reverse floor plan. Model 6A is "..a two-story, front-gabled cottage that features a small, gabled front entry porch with an elliptically-arched ceiling. The porch roof rests on groupings of three square wooden posts at each outside corner, and the railing is composed of simple, rectangular wooden balusters. Flanking the porch are paired double-hung sash windows. The fenestration of the second story consists of two symmetically paired double-hung windows. A louvered attic vent is centered in the gable. The other elevations are simply composed featuring windows and doors randomly placed to respond to interior needs." "A rear, two-story addtion was built when this cottage was convered to a duplex during 1929 and 1930. The original gabled front porch has been removed, aluminum siding was installed, and a new entry door to the second story flat was added to the main elevation." (A).
Bibliographic References:A. National Register Nomination form.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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