Property Record
2452 N GRANT BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | GEORGE C. OTTO HOUSE |
|---|---|
| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 41392 |
| Location (Address): | 2452 N GRANT BLVD |
|---|---|
| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | |
| Range: | |
| Direction: | |
| Section: | |
| Quarter Section: | |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: |
| Year Built: | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Bungalow |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | BERNHARD DONATH |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | North Grant Boulevard Historic District |
|---|---|
| National Register Listing Date: | 3/23/1995 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/25/1994 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: |
| 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. Original Cost: $6,500 1919 Garage 20x20. George C. Otto original owner (1919-1942/43) salesman/department manager M.F. Patterson Dental Supply Co. (permit, C.D.). The George C. Otto house is a handsome, one and one half story, stucco-clad, Craftsman style bungalow. The main portion of the house is a side-gabled block with a small front dormer below which is a grouping of three windows. Projecting beyond this portion of the house is a large front-gabled porch with brick piers, knee brackets at the eaves, and wood shingling in the gable end. The small attic window in this gable end is glazed with an unusual, Craftsman style sash that is also used in the dormer and lower story windows. The porch is glazed with fixed or casement sash that have transoms. Original owner George C. Otto was a clerk/department manager for the M. F. Patterson Dental Supply Company. He lived here until his death in the early 1940s, and his widow, Hilda, subsequently moved to 3414 N. 45th Street around 1944. |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic References: | 6/6/1919 PERMIT. CITY DIRECTORY. National Register Nomination Form. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |