2624 E Shorewood Blvd | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

2624 E Shorewood Blvd

Architecture and History Inventory
2624 E Shorewood Blvd | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Humphrey and Janet Desmond House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:226777
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2624 E Shorewood Blvd
County:Milwaukee
City:Shorewood
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1936
Additions:
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: George Schley & Sons - Perce G. Schley, architect
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' titled "Menlo Park 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. In a comparison to the historic image of the home included in the 1936 catalog identified above, the decorative railing above the door is a replacement.
Bibliographic References:Assessor cites a 1936 date of construction. Exterior image of house, identified as the residence of H.E. Desmond, Esq., in Shorewood in "Selections from the Work of George Schley & Sons," 1936, catalog of George Schley & Sons. Original plans, dated September 1935, on file at the Wisconsin Architectural Archive, Milwaukee Public (Central) Library. Society column, Shorewood Herald, 19 March 1936, p4, notes that the Desmonds have moved into their new home.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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