Property Record
2307 E NEWBERRY BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JAMES FORREST HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 27868 |
| Location (Address): | 2307 E NEWBERRY BLVD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1916 |
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| Additions: | 1920 |
| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | George A. Kemnitz |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Newberry Boulevard Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/7/1994 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/9/1993 |
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| Additional Information: | J. BENDOWSKI AND SON WAS THE MASON CONTRACTOR. ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION WAS $12,000. FOREST WAS A MILLING ENGINEER FOR THE ALLIS-CHALMERS CO. IN MILWAUKEE. MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY LIVED HERE THROUGH THE MID-1930S. BY 1940, DR. WILSON W. HUME LIVED HERE. Obermeyer - carpenter |
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| Bibliographic References: | PERMIT. CITY DIRECTORY. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |