Property Record
211 S EAST AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John Watry Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 202961 |
| Location (Address): | 211 S EAST AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Waukesha |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Survey Date: | 20112014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Dutch Colonial Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This home was built for John Watry around 1920. Between 1923 and 1961, this home was occupied by Harry H. Cramer, who was an employee of the Waukesha Motor Company. Paul Keenan owned the home by 1968. 2011- "Constructed in the Dutch Colonial Revival-style, this two-story house is covered with stucco on the first floor and wide clapboard on the second. The gambrel roof carries prominent eave returns and flared eaves. An extended shed-roof dormer forms the second floor. The main entrance is located on the east fayade and is adjacent to the southwest corner. Heavy carved timber brackets with crosspiece adorn the cornice. A quadruple bank of four-over-one, double-hung sashes pierce the first floor, while the shed-roof dormer contains a central tripat1ite casement grouping along with two six-over-one, double-hung sashes. Fenestration on the other facades is regularly placed and consists of both casement and doublehung sash examples. A small, half-round vent is located in the peak. This home was built for John Watry around 1920. Between 1923 and 1961, this home was occupied by Harry H. Cramer, who was an employee of the Waukesha Motor Company. Paul Keenan owned the home by 1968." -"S East Avenue: E Sunset Dr (south) to Wabash Ave (north)", WisDOT#2718-12-00, Prepared by Heritage Research,Ltd.(Faltinson), 2011. |
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| Bibliographic References: | directories, sanborn maps, assessor records. “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct S. East Ave.: Sunset Dr. To College Ave., Waukesha.” WHS project number 12-0262/WK. June 2011. Prepared by heritage Research, Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |