Property Record
2106 E NEWTON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Elizabeth Murphy House |
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Other Name: | Model A203 House |
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Reference Number: | 8854 |
Location (Address): | 2106 E NEWTON AVE |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Shorewood |
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Year Built: | 1917 |
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Survey Date: | 19802011 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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Wall Material: | Wood Shingle |
Architect: | Frank Lloyd Wright; Herman F. Krause, Jr.-carpenter |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Siding was added in 1930 and a garage was excavated under the house in 1972. Elizabeth Murphy was the wife of loan broker Lawrence Murphy who purchased the lot as an investment to build this house speculatively. It was the last of the American System Built Houses constructed. |
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Bibliographic References: | Lawsuit on file at Milwaukee County Historical Society. Fourth Edition of William A. Storrer's The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, A Complete Catalog. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |