Property Record
4421 N Farwell Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Robert J. and Martha Dempsey House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 220895 |
| Location (Address): | 4421 N Farwell Ave |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Shorewood |
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| Year Built: | 1927 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | George Schley & Sons - Perce G. Schley, architect |
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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' titled "Northeast Shorewood Historic District" 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. Eclectic Period Revival style. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Assessor's records cite a 1926 date of construction; however, plans by Schley, are dated July 1927, plans on file at the Wisconsin Architectural Archive, Milwaukee Public (Central) Library. As of the 1927 Milwaukee city directory, the house is built but identified as vacant. by 1928, the Dempseys are listed at this address. Exterior image of house, identified as the residence of R.J. Dempsey, Esq. (although incorrectly identified as located in Whitefish Bay) in Selections from the Work of George Schley & sons, 1936, catalog of George Schley & Sons. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |