Property Record
2417 N GRANT BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | GEORGE E. MARTIN HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 41375 |
| Location (Address): | 2417 N GRANT BLVD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Gustave Dick |
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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. This reisdence built for George E. Martin in 1915 is one of the popular local variations of the Prairie School-influenced American Foursquare style. The style appears to have been a favorite among architect Dick's clientele, and similar examples can be found in other boulevard neighborhoods such as Hi-Mount and Washington Boulevards. The two-story, hip roof, rectangular brick building features broad overhanging eaves, hip-roofed dormers, and a symmetrically arranged facade with battered walls. A hip roof porch shelteres a center entry and has battered piers inset with decorative tiles. Wooden spandrels with keystones and impost blocks are located between these piers and distinguish this house from similar ones on the boulevard. To either side of the porch is a grouping of three windows. Above the porch at the center of the second story is located a pair of small leaded sash. These are flanked by pairs of windows with six-over-one sash. A chimney is located on the south elevation and projects through a dormer at the roof. The narrow, modern shutters on the upper story windows are the only obvious alterations to this otherwise intact house. George E. Martin was the vice-president and later president of the George Martin Leather Company, a tannery on North Commerce Street founded by his father. The tannery closed during the Great Depression, and Martin died in 1934. His widow, Nettie, continued to live here through 1948, after which she lived in Shorewood, Wisconsin. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 9/23/1915 PERMIT. CITY DIRECTORY. National Register Nomination Form. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |