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Property Record

2716 E NEWBERRY BLVD

Historic Name:
Anita and August J. Luedke House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
27995

Property Location

Location (Address)
2716 E NEWBERRY BLVD
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1923
Additions
Survey Date
1991
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Buemming And Guth
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
ESTIMATED ORIGINAL COST WAS $22,000. OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR IS A REPLACEMENT. LUEDKE WAS THE SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF THE MILWAUKEE CORRUGATING CO. THIS FIRM MADE SHEET METAL BUILDING PRODUCTS SUCH AS METAL LATH, RAIN GUTTERS, PORTABLE METAL GARAGES, AND SHEET METAL ROOFING SHINGLES. LUEDKE WAS BORN IN MILWAUKEE ON MAY 18, 1884 TO HERMAN AUGUST AND EMMA (PRITZLAFF) LUEDKE. AUGUST WAS EDUCATED IN MILWAUKEE'S PAROCHIAL AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND LATER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON. WHERE HE GRADUATED IN 1907. IN 1906 HE WENT TO WORK FOR THE MILWAUKEE CORRUGATING CO. HE ALSO WAS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CONCORDIA FIRE INSURANCE CO. HE MARRIED ANITA GOLL IN 1915 AND THEY HAD 1 CHILD, MARGARET. AUGUST LIVED HERE UNTIL HE DIED IN THE 1950S; ANITA CONTINUED TO LIVE HERE UNTIL AT LEAST 1975.

Photo code is CW3-25.

First story walls are solid masonry. Second story walls are wood frame.
Bibliographic References
PERMIT. HISTORY OF MILWAUKEE, VOL. III, P. 710. City Directories.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Newberry Boulevard Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Mar 07, 1994
State Register Listing Date
Jul 09, 1993
Contributing
Yes
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