Property Record
1467 S 75TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | August J. Petrie House |
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| Reference Number: | 9063 |
| Location (Address): | 1467 S 75TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | West Allis |
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| Year Built: | 1917 |
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| Survey Date: | 2007 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Bungalow |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | Charles Lesser |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Reinforced concrete construction with steel beams to support the second floor ballroom. Petrie, president and manager of the Milwaukee Stamping Co. from 1916-1930, lived here from 1917-1929. Wilmer T. Orth, president of Wisconsin Ice and Coal from 1928-1948, lived here from 1932-1952. In 1952, the house was converted to a nursing home. Incorectly identified in 1980 as Prairie style. The house is a Craftsman bungalow. Previously surveyed in 1980 and no apparent changes have been made to it when re-reviewed in 2007. It served as Hillcrest Nursing Home for some time; it no longer serves as such. |
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| Bibliographic References: | West Allis Press 8/8/1919. City directories. Burbach, Julius, West Allis "a city of marvelous growth", (n.p., n.d.) p. 141. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |