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Property Record

2927 E NEWBERRY BLVD

Historic Name:
Charles J. Reilly House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
28071

Property Location

Location (Address)
2927 E NEWBERRY BLVD
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1910
Additions
Survey Date
1991
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Alexander C. Eschweiler
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
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.
Bibliographic References
PERMIT. ORIGINAL DRAWINGS. MEMOIRS OF MILWAUKEE CO., VOL. II, JEROME A. WATROUS, EDITOR. MADISON, WISCONSIN: WESTERN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, 1909, P. 581.

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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