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377 LAKEWOOD BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

377 LAKEWOOD BLVD

Architecture and History Inventory
377 LAKEWOOD BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:LOUIS C. AND LOIS C. GEORGE HOUSE
Other Name:RENNEBOHM HOUSE
Contributing:
Reference Number:5419
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):377 LAKEWOOD BLVD
County:Dane
City:Maple Bluff
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1936
Additions:
Survey Date:1980
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:1997
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. 2 STORY PORTICO W/PEDIMENT. ELLIPTICAL ARCHED FANLIGHT AND SIDE LIGHTS ON DOOR. MARY AND OSCAR RENNEBOHM MOVED IN SOMETIME BETWEEN 1939 AND 1943. OSCAR WAS LT. GOVERNOR IN 1944, RE-ELECTED IN 1946 AND BECAME GOVERNOR IN 1947 AFTER GOVERNOR GOODLAND DIED. AS OF 1946 OSCAR OWNED 13 DRUG STORES IN MADISON AFTER OPENING HIS FIRST ONE IN 1913. AS OF 1968 HE OWNED 20. HE WAS AN OFFICER OF BOTH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RETAIL DRUGGISTS AND THE AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. AS GOVERNOR HE PUSHED FOR LEGISLATION WHICH STARTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF MANY WELFARE BUILDINGS AND SCHOOLS. HE ALSO CONSOLIDATED SEVERAL STATE BUREAUS AND DEPARTMENTS.
Bibliographic References:WISCONSIN NECROLOGY VOL. 52, PP. 82-83. CITY DIRECTORIES. CAPITAL TIMES, P. 6A, 12/4/1996. THE CAPITAL TIMES 10/3/1996. CAPITAL TIMES 1/7/1997.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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