1363 N PROSPECT AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1363 N PROSPECT AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1363 N PROSPECT AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Edward Elwell House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:15932
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1363 N PROSPECT AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1876
Additions:
Survey Date:20042010
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Early Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: JAMES DOUGLAS
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Prospect Avenue Mansions Historic District
National Register Listing Date:4/7/1990
State Register Listing Date:2/7/1990
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. No permit.

No main building permit.

Previously surveyed in 1986 with map code 33/31. Map name was LUQS 359.

Resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey (2010), Prepared by Heritage Research.
Bibliographic References:MILWAUKEE JOURNAL 2/13/1969. BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 139. Zimmermann, The Past in Our Present, v. 1, pp. 81-83. Tax Program. Zimmerman, H. Russell. "Past in Our Present", Milwaukee Journal July 13, 1969.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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