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1913 WAUWATOSA AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1913 WAUWATOSA AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1913 WAUWATOSA AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Rudolph and Cora Tragard House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:70831
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1913 WAUWATOSA AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Wauwatosa
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1907
Additions:
Survey Date:2010
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Craftsman
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Gustav Stickley
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Wauwatosa Avenue Residential Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/20/2012
State Register Listing Date:8/19/2011
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:As of 1995, the home was owned by the Bahls family.
Bibliographic References:WAUWATOSA LANDMARKS, WAUWATOSA LANDMARKS COMMISSION, 1994. Redesignated as part of Wauwatosa Avenue Historic District, Wauwatosa Historic Preservation Commission, 2010. Previously identified as the Harold Brandecker House. Brandecker was a later (by 1926) owner of the home. Original owner and date of construction verified by tax rolls. The plans and exterior renderings of this house were published in the April 1904 issue of The Craftsman Magazine, published by Gustav Stickley. Reproduced in Stubblebine, Stickley's Craftsman Homes, 2006, page 117-118.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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