Property Record
1920 S 108TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | William Draheim Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 144582 |
| Location (Address): | 1920 S 108TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | West Allis |
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| Year Built: | 1937 |
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| Survey Date: | 20072014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
| Architect: | Sears, Roebuck & Company |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Known as "The Mitchell" plan from Sears, Roebuck and Company. In the Houses By Mail book "The Mitchell" plan years were listed as 1928 (shown in the book), 1929, 1932, 1933, 1937 and 1939. Although, the book only showed the 1928 plans, this home was most likley from the 1937 plans. Per permit, the owner was cited as William Draheim, the contractor as Frank Myers, and the est. cost was $5,000. This house, as originally built, was located in the Town of Greenfield before it was annexed to the City of West Allis. Rising from a concrete block foundation, this gabled house features a front-facing gable, as well as a front-facing gabled entry which extends from a side-gabled block. A tall brick, stone-trimmed chimney rises from the ell-like juncture and rest next to the round-arched doorway. Windows throughout the house are largely three-over-one-light sashes. Built in 1937 in the Town of Greenfield, this small house was built by William Draheim and it appears to be "The Mitchell," a home plan from Sears, Roebuck & Company, which was available between 1928 and 1939. When compared to the illustration in the 1986 book entitled Houses by Mail, the only difference is that the front bank of windows is shorter and that modern siding has been applied to the West Allis home. Resurveyed in 2014, no change in appearance. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Katherine Cole Stevenson & H. Ward Jandl. "Houses By Mail: A Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company" (Washington D.C.: Preservation Press, 1986), 212. Permit dated 2 April 1937. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |