Property Record
1914 N 51ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Charles Behrens Jr. House |
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| Reference Number: | 114260 |
| Location (Address): | 1914 N 51ST ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 1979 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Bungalow |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | John Menge, Jr. (1) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: See Washington Park West District form. Construction date, 1915. (1) Charles Behrens, Original Owner, 1915. (1) |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1. Building Permit. $5,000 bungalow, 51st Street, architect john Menge Jr., owner Charles Behrens, brick first story, wood/stucco upper, the Construction News, 5 June 1915, page 26. Also, historic image of the house in "Manual for Appraising Real Estate and Buildings" (Milwaukee, WI: C.N. Caspar Co., 1916), page 52. This cites the approximate cost of the house as $6,650. A number of Menge Jr.'s designs are included in this book. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |