Property Record
2918 W GREENFIELD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Herman and Ella Engel House |
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| Reference Number: | 230071 |
| Location (Address): | 2918 W GREENFIELD AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1917 |
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| Survey Date: | 2015 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Bungalow |
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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: | Herman and Ella (Heller) Engel built this house in 1917. Engel was born in about 1884 and was a policeman. Engel remained in the home until at least 1955. 2015- "Clad with stucco and resting upon a rusticated concrete block foundation, this one-story, hipped-roof bungalow has an open, hipped-roof entry porch on its main (south) faCade. Stucco also covers the porch's two square columns and railing wall. Most windows are four-over-one, double-hung sashes. Herman and Ella (Heller) Engel built this house in 1917. A policeman, Engel was born in about 1884 and remained in the home until at least 1955." - "W. Greenfield Ave, S 35th St (west) to S. Cesar Chavez Dr (east)", WISDot #2230-00-04, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (Faltinson), (2015). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Sanborn Maps; City Directories; 1940 Census; “Four Policemen on Jobs 28 Years,” Milwaukee Sentinel, 2 November 1939, Section 2, Page 1; Building permit. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |