2530 E NEWBERRY BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2530 E NEWBERRY BLVD

Architecture and History Inventory
2530 E NEWBERRY BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:JOHN G. AND FLORENCE WOLLEAGER HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:27946
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2530 E NEWBERRY BLVD
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1926
Additions:
Survey Date:1991
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:English Revival Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Wesley Hess
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Newberry Boulevard Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/7/1994
State Register Listing Date:7/9/1993
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:HOUSE WAS APPARENTLY BUILT ON SPECULATION FOR ABOUT $10,000 BY BUILDER/REAL ESTATE INVESTOR JOHN D. EDWARDS. HOME WAS VACANT UNTIL 1930. WOLLEAGER WAS THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER OF STUDEBAKER CAR SALES IN MILWAUKEE.

Photo code is CW3-19.
Bibliographic References:PERMIT. CITY DIRECTORY. Home was featured on Historic Milwaukee's 2002 home tour entitled "Storybook Style". See booklet. Please note that the address in the booklet is incorrectly cited as 2430 E. Newberry Boulevard. An ad (including image) for the sale of/open house for the home, which is noted as "just completed" is in the Milwaukee Journal, 5 December 1926.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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