Property Record
2375 S 80TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John Wimmer Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 144895 |
| Location (Address): | 2375 S 80TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | West Allis |
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| Year Built: | 1946 |
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| Additions: | 1960 |
| Survey Date: | 2007 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Ranch |
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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: | Ranch house with decorative concrete panels. Situated at the corner of S. 80th & W. Hayes streets, this hipped-roof Ranch house is notable for its three sets of inscribed concrete panels which feature what appears to be a plant/foliage motif. The lower level of the home is sheathed with brick, above which runs a concrete string course. Bands and/or groupings of casement type windows run above this string course, and are most notably located at each of the home's immediate corners. The home's primary entrance is located along West Hayes Street and situated to either side of the doorway is a nine-panel section of inscribed concrete panels. The home's east endwall features an additional nine-panel, concrete section, which is flanked to either side by a section of brick and, again, corner windows. A hipped-roof wing with vertical board siding extends from the home's west elevation and carries similar fenestration to that found on the house. This house was built by carpenter/contractor John X.Wimmer in 1945-46 at an approximate cost of $8,000. Wimmer was born in Milwaukee County in 1897 and, according to his 1918 draft registration card, he moved to Two Rivers and worked at the Manitowoc Ship Building Corporation. The 1930 census places him in West Allis, along with his wife Florence and son Jerome and at some point, John owned the Wimmer Lumber Company. In 1960, a 4' x 12' addition was made to the north side of the house and is presumed to be the wing evident at the west end of the house. Wimmer died in 1988. His grandsons, Mark and John, now own and operate Wimmer Bros., a real estate and construction firm located in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building permits 30 November 1945; 31 October 1960. Original permit for 2375 S. 80th Street, dated 30 November 1945; Permit for "northside" addition, dated 31 October 1960; Draft registration card, 1930 U.S. census material and Social Security Death Index information available from www.Ancestry.com, Accessed on 5 July 2007; West Allis City Directory, 1946, 1950. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |