1135 N CASS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1135 N CASS ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1135 N CASS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:John Dietrich Inbusch House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:16447
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1135 N CASS ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1874
Additions: 1890
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect: Leonard A. Schmidtner
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Cass - Juneau Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:11/3/1988
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
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. See HABS. . Original cost of house was $28,000. John G. Inusch, who also lived at this residence, was born in 1816 in Germany. He came to Milwaukee around 1847 and headed the Inbusch firm. In 1857 he became the president of the State Bank of Wisconsin. (note: these are two different people ) John D. Inbusch was a partner in Inbusch Brothers, wholesale grocers. Located at 238 and 240 E. Water St, the business was established in 1847. Trade was conducted throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota , Iowa and Michigan.
Bibliographic References:MILWAUKEE SENTINEL 12/31/1874. BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 185. MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR: YANKEE HILL, CITY OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. Zimmermann, The Past in Our Present, v. 1, pp. 55-57. Historic Milwaukee, p. 1574. Tax Program Milwaukee Sentinel, 12-13-74 History of Milwaukee, 1881 p.1188, 1574
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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