Property Record
1137 S 3RD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | William George Bruce House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 38960 |
| Location (Address): | 1137 S 3RD ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1896 |
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| Survey Date: | 19881973 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | A. C. Seims |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Walker's Point Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/19/1978 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | This residence was designed in the Queen Anne style by A. C. Seims and built in 1896 by carpenter Anton Bax and mason Max Neff. [A]. Its original estimated cost of construction was $5,000. William George Bruce was the original owner of this dwelling. Bruce was the founder of the Bruce Publishing Co. and was a member of the Milwaukee Public School Board and the Wisconsin Deep Waterways Commission. He was also Secretary of the Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturing Association, and President of both the Harbor Commission and Board of Governors of the Milwaukee Auditorium. Alteration and Additions (as of 1973 survey): "Evidently the files of the General Office, Building Inspection contain no permits or other records relating to alterations and additions. (Virginia A. Palmer mentions none in her inventory form on this building.) And on the exterior, at least, the home appears to survive unchanged." |
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| Bibliographic References: | PERMIT. MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR: WALKER'S POINT (RESIDENTIAL), CITY OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. Palmer, Virginia A., "William George Bruce House," Walker's Point Preservation District Inventory prepared for Land Ethics, Inc., Milwaukee, 1970, and sources cited. Palmer, Virginia A. and Wietczykowski, Mary Ellen, Walker's Point: Two Walking tours, Milwaukee, 1972, 23, 24. Historic Walker's Point, Inc., A Guide to Historic Walker's Point, 1978. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |