Property Record
2927 E NEWBERRY BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Charles J. Reilly House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 28071 |
Location (Address): | 2927 E NEWBERRY BLVD |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Milwaukee |
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Year Built: | 1910 |
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Survey Date: | 1991 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | ALEXANDER C. ESCHWEILER |
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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: | IN 1991, A SMALL BAY WINDOW WAS ADDED TO THE WEST ELEVATION. REILLY WAS BORN ON JANUARY 9, 1877 IN MILWAUKEE. ATTENDED THE CITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND BRIEFLY ATTENDED A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN FORDHAM, NEW YORK. HE ATTENDED MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATED IN 1896. HE BRIEFLY WORKED IN HIS FATHER'S TAILORING BUSINESS BUT IN DECEMBER OF 1898 HE FORMED A PARTNERSHIP WITH J.P. HURLEY AND OPENED A MEN'S FINE CLOTHING STORE CALLED THE HURLEY-REILLY CO. REILLY DIED ON JANUARY 16, 1918 AND HIS WIDOW CONTINUED TO LIVE IN THIS HOUSE THROUGH THE EARLY 1920S. IN 1923 ARTHUR C. UIHLEIN, A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY THAT OWNED THE SCHLITZ BREWING CO., BOUGHT THE HOUSE AND LIVED IN IT UNTIL 1933. John Debbink - carpenter. Original drawings at Wisconsin Architecture Archive - #01-799. |
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Bibliographic References: | PERMIT. ORIGINAL DRAWINGS. MEMOIRS OF MILWAUKEE CO., VOL. II, JEROME A. WATROUS, EDITOR. MADISON, WISCONSIN: WESTERN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, 1909, P. 581. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |