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Property Record

5961 N SHORE DR

Historic Name:
Willis E. & Hazel R. Gifford House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
162941

Property Location

Location (Address)
5961 N SHORE DR
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Whitefish Bay
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1950
Additions
Survey Date
2011
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Stone Veneer
Architect
Jesse Claude 'cary' Caraway
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
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.
Bibliographic References
Building permit records on file at Whitefish Bay Village Hall. Whitefish Bay Architecture and History Inventory

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
Yes
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Attribution

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