Property Record
5961 N SHORE DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Willis E. & Hazel R. Gifford House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 162941 |
| Location (Address): | 5961 N SHORE DR |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Whitefish Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1950 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Usonian |
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| Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
| Architect: | Jesse Claude 'Cary' Caraway |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Cary Caraway was an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright's at Taliesin in Spring Green for seven years. W.E. Gifford was a contractor who built homes for Wright in Madison and Evanston, Il. When Gifford retired in 1949, he commissioned Wright to design a home for him; Wright delegated it to Caraway though he still visited periodically to make suggestions. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building permit records on file at Whitefish Bay Village Hall. Whitefish Bay Architecture and History Inventory |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |