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Property Record

2536 GREEN HAZE AVE

Historic Name:
Henry and Gladys Nelsen House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
51495

Property Location

Location (Address)
2536 GREEN HAZE AVE
County
Racine
City/Village
Township
Mount Pleasant
Unincorporated community
Town
3
Range
22
Direction
E
Section
1
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1947
Additions
Survey Date
1994
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
Edgar Tafel
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Garage. The Nelsen's lived here until 1954.

Racine Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Architecture Tour Guide: Henry was a carpenter who had met Tafel when they worked on the Johnson Administration Building. The house allowed Henry to do most of the carpentry himself, and it was built without Tafel's supervision.

Alterations on the north side.
Bibliographic References
(A) Date on original plans in possession of the current owners. (B) Informal interview with Edgar Tafel, April 1994. (C) Deeds V466 P512 and V561 P451 Racine County Land Records. Blaustein, George Holt. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, July 1994. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, Racine Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Architecture Tour Guide, 1994.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
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