Property Record
859 S 76TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Otha F. and Rightie Revercomb House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 144451 |
| Location (Address): | 859 S 76TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | West Allis |
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| Year Built: | 1935 |
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| Survey Date: | 20072016 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Kopperud Park Residential Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/11/2017 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/24/2017 |
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| Additional Information: | August Hengst is noted as contractor on permit; cost is estimated as $5,300. Ground-breaking for this home occurred on National Better Housing Day, 15 June 1935. The house was built by contractor August Hengst. Original owners of the home were Otha and Rightie Revercomb, the former of which was a West Allis school principal. The Revercombs, who both hailed from Ohio, had one daughter, also named Rightie (b. circa 1934). Otha died in 1955 and the house was sold shortly thereafter. The next known owners were Henry and Frances Eriksson. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Citations for info below: A local paper reported a cost of $7,000 for the home, while the building permit cited a cost of $5,300, building permit, 12 July 1935. Minimum cost per the deed restriction was noted as $4,800, “New Homes In West Allis,” house rendering and caption, The Milwaukee Journal, 16 June 1935, IIII (Real Estate)-11/4-5; West Allis City Directory, 1936; U.S. Federal Census, Population, 1940; Additional Revercomb biographical information gleaned from “Robin’s Family Tree,” Available online at www.robinr.org/family/getperson.php?personID=I2363&tree=rr, Accessed June 2016. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |