308 MAXWELL ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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308 MAXWELL ST

Architecture and History Inventory
308 MAXWELL ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Laura Doppke House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:67495
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):308 MAXWELL ST
County:Walworth
City:Lake Geneva
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1950
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Lustron
Structural System:
Wall Material:Porcelainized Enamel
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Maple Park Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/17/2005
State Register Listing Date:1/21/2005
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:"Circa 1945. A Lustron House. This type of house was designed and made out of steel to provide housing for veterans and to help heep the steel mills going after World War II." A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne by the Lake Geneva Plaque and Walking Tour Commission, Spring 1993.

"[The house] was built for Laura Doppke, a World War I nurse." A Walking Tour of Lake Geneva, WI, Lake Geneva Historic Preservation Commission, 2015.
Bibliographic References:A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne by the Lake Geneva Plaque and Walking Tour Commission, Spring 1993.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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