Property Record
224 S EAST AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Joseph Simon Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 203041 |
| Location (Address): | 224 S EAST AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Waukesha |
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| Year Built: | 1927 |
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| Survey Date: | 20112014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Bungalow |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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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 constructed in 1927 for Joseph and Alma Simon. Simon managed his own auto body shop and moved out of the home by 1936. In 1940, Theron and Hazel Kelley resided on the property. Kelley worked as an engineer and sold the home to Robert Breeze sometime before 1961. 2011- "This side-gabled, one-and-one-half-story, Craftsman-influence bungalow is clad with brick on the first floor and wooden shingles within its large gables and shed-roof wall donner. The roof displays open eaves and a clipped gable. A brick wall chimney is attached to the south sidewall. The left side of the west (main) elevation is a recessed open porch suppotted by heavy, tapered brick piers. The right side operates as an enclosed porch outfitted with three-over-one, double-hung sashes. Fenestration consists largely of tripartite groupings of three-over-one, double-hung sashes. A few small fixed windows are also present. This home was constructed in 1927 for Joseph and Alma Simon. Simon managed his own auto body shop and moved out of the home by 1936. In 1940, Theron and Hazel Kelley resided on the propetty. Kelley worked as an engineer and sold the home to Robert Breeze sometime before 1961." -"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, 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 |