Property Record
225 W LAFLIN
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Nina and Richard E. Roberts House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 56792 |
| Location (Address): | 225 W LAFLIN |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Waukesha |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Survey Date: | 1979 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Laflin Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/28/1983 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Waukesha |
| Additional Information: | This home was built in 1920 or 1921 by Richard Roberts, President of the Waukesha Grain and Produce Company. The Roberts house stands two stories plus attic and is finished with stucco. The smooth stucco surface accentuates the simple planes of the design. A gable roof porch projects from the facade and is supported on tapered posts. The porch roof continues to the east, covering a rectangular bay window which projects slightly from the facade. Frame bargeboards and rafter ends, as well as rudimentary half timbering provide the only ornamentation. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Waukesha Freeman 2/17/1997. (B) Waukesha City Directories, 1919, 1921. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |