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4927 W WOODLAWN CT | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

4927 W WOODLAWN CT

Architecture and History Inventory
4927 W WOODLAWN CT | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Coakley/Johnson House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:223665
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):4927 W WOODLAWN CT
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1914
Additions:
Survey Date:20122020
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Craftsman
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
Architect: George Schley & Sons
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Determination of Eligibility prepared for the district.

In its early years as a rental property, the subject house was home to John E. Tracy and his family. His son was noted Hollywood actor Spencer Tracy.

2020: Little or no change. Update photo.
Bibliographic References:Spaces & Traces: Story Hill Places Neighborhood Tour sponsored by Historic Milwaukee, Inc. (20 May 1995).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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