Property Record
865 S 76TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Arthur M. and Edna Schwan House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 144453 |
| Location (Address): | 865 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: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
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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: | Permit cites Walter Uber as contractor and cost is estimated at $7,500. Built by contractor Walter Uber, the original owners of the home were Arthur and Edna Schwan. Arthur Schwan was born in rural Wisconsin in 1891. As of 1917, he was working as a farmer in Hustisford, Dodge County, Wisconsin, but within three years, he is identified as a Normal School teacher. And by no later than 1925, Arthur is identified as the principal of Franklin School in West Allis, where he worked when the subject house was built. The Schwans had one son, Frederick and, as of 1940, the household also included Frederick’s wife Alice. The Schwans remained in the house for just one more year, selling to Jacob and Rose Friedman in July 1941. Jacob Friedman was born in Russia and came to the United States in 1916. Four years later, he opened his first clothing store, known as Friedman’s Stores for Boys and Girls. With various locations, the West Allis store was at 7016 W. Greenfield Avenue. The Friedmans remained in the home through 1964; Jacob died in 1966. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Citations for information below: Building permit, 29 September 1935; U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (dated 5 June 1917); U.S. Federal Census, Population, 1920, 1930, 1940; West Allis City Directory, 1925, 1964, 1965-66; Arthur and Edna Schwan to Jacob and Rose Friedman, Warranty Deed, 23 July 1941, 1744/401, #2325934; “Jacob Friedman, Store Head, Dies,” The Milwaukee Sentinel, 9 September 1966, 1-17/1. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |