Property Record
4416 (?) 75TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Edward Kunze House |
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| Reference Number: | 127540 |
| Location (Address): | 4416 (?) 75TH ST |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City: | Pleasant Prairie |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Survey Date: | 1998 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | May 1998/1999-This address consists of a one and one half story, brick house built in circa 1923. Rising from a concrete foundation, it is essentially a side gable main block with a flat roof, one story addition to the west. The main block includes a deep returns and is defined by a central gabled wall dormer on the main (south) façade as well as what appears to be a shed roof wall dormer at the rear. Many of the dwelling#25;s features reflect Colonial Revival architecture, a style that enjoyed a lengthy period of popularity from1880 to 1955. Among stylistic elements in the subject house, a rounded dormer flanks each side of the front central wall dormer, which contains a Palladian window. This emphasis on round arching echoes the fanlight above a wooden/glass single door that is located within a small, gabled front porch. The open porch, which is centered below the gabled wall dormer, includes a broken pediment supported by two Tuscan columns and two pilasters. Multi pane period windows are found throughout the residence and range from four over one to six over one, double hung sashes. This property was initially considered within the border of Kenosha#25;s city limits. This is evident from city directories, which indicate a house at this site as early as the 1920s. It appears as if Edward Kunze was one of the earliest occupants#20;if not the original owner of the residence. According to directories, Kunze lived at the address until sometime in the 1930s. By 1939, Adolph Holm was the resident, while Robert Bartley lived on the premises by 1943. Beginning in approximately 1947, city directories no longer listed the subject property. It is likely that the residence was then considered part of the Village of Pleasant Prairie. Regardless, little information has been learned regarding the house#25;s known historical occupants. It is likely that they worked in Kenosha. Judging by the Colonial Revival style of the dwelling, the past occupants may have held managerial positions and represented the middle class. This is purely a supposition, however. A lack of substantive information suggesting significant historical association offers no register potential under Criteria A and B. Architecturally, the property is a nice Colonial Revival structure with decent integrity; however, its architectural character is not sufficient to warrant further research on the basis of Criterion C. No DOE is necessary. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Assessor. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |