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2221 S 16TH ST

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2221 S 16TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:CARL KUNCKELL HOUSE
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Reference Number:32055
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2221 S 16TH ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1857
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Survey Date:1980
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Originaly the six-acre estate of Carl Kunckell, fur dealer and soda water manufacturer. The Kunckell family lived there from 1857 to 1941. John Gminski bought the building in 1941 and owns it still.

"A rare example in the Milwaukee area of the towered Italian Villa style, this vine-covered brick house enjoys the further distinction of having been a pioneer residence in its neighborhood. It was built for Charles Kunckell (Kunckel), a dealer in furs during the 1850's, and from the 1860's on, a sodawater manufacturer, and remained in the possession of his family for many years. In 1940 the present owners purchased the house, and they are currently at work on its restoration." Pagel, Mary Ellen & Virginia A. Palmer, University Extension University of Wisconsin, Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Walker's Point and South, 1969.
Bibliographic References:BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 36. Tax Program Article be Zimmerman, H. Russell, in Milwaukee Journal - August 17, 1967. Pagel, Mary Ellen & Virginia A. Palmer, University Extension University of Wisconsin, Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Walker's Point and South, 1969.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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