Property Record
2370 N GRANT BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WALTER J. BUCKLEY HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 41361 |
| Location (Address): | 2370 N GRANT BLVD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Arts and Crafts |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | CHARLES VALENTINE; August Bucholz; C.H. Reinhardt |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | North Grant Boulevard Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/23/1995 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/25/1994 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. C IN THE PHOTO CODES IS SHORT FOR CW Associated Individuals: Walt A. Mockler v.-p. A. George Schultz Co., box manufacturing. Erving J. Koester (Carney, Koester and Le Bow) Original cost $5,000; construction notes for this house are misfiled under 2470 N. Grant Boulevard. One of the most distinctive Arts and Crafts style houses, not only in the neighborhood but also in the city, this two-and-one-half-story English-influenced residence was built for Walter J. Buckley. The stucco-clad house rests on a base of brick veneeer, and the side-gabled roof extends sharply down on the west facing facade to create a covered porch ornamented with half-timbering and supported by truss-like posts set on brick piers. A front-gabled dormer with windows set in a segmental opening is located above the porch. To the south of the porch on the first story is a grouping of three windows with six-over-one sash above which is a projecting bay, supported by brackets in which is located four multipaned sash. On the south elevation is a chimney and shallow fiat roofed bay. The first owner, Walter J. Buckley, was the secretary-treasurer of the T. L. Smith Company, manufacturers of concrete mixing and stone crushing and contracting equipment. He lived here through 1917. Walter A. Mockler became the second owner in 1918. Mockler was the vice-president of the A. George Schulz Company, which manufactured paper boxes and containers. Mockler and his wife, Gretchen, lived here through 1922. Erving J. Koester became the house's third owner-occupant in 1923. Koester was a partner in the law reporting firm of Carney-Koester, later Carney, Koester & Le Bow. Koester occupied the house into the 1970s. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 6/2/1913 PERMIT. CITY DIRECTORY. National Register Nomination Form. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |