Property Record
624 E DAY AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Alonzo Fowel House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 9290 |
Location (Address): | 624 E DAY AVE |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Whitefish Bay |
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Year Built: | 1892 |
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Survey Date: | 20111980 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | 1980- WOOD SHINGLES IN GABLES. SPINDLED WRAP AROUND PORCH. 2011- Alonzo Fowle, along with partners James McGee, Henry R. King, and a Mr. Lawton, was a printer in downtown Milwaukee during the late-1800s under the name King, Fowle, Lawton, and McGee Printing Company. Fowle, president of the Whitefish Bay Association, was heavily involved with early development in the village along Day Avenue, in the proposed Lawndale Residential Historic District. He built his own residence on Day Avenue in Whitefish Bay in 1892. Fowle also served as President of the Village of Whitefish Bay from 1906 to 1908. |
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Bibliographic References: | Building permit records on file at Whitefish Bay Village Hall. Fehring, Thomas H. Images of America: Whitefish Bay. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2010. Herzog, Lewis W. Notes on Whitefish Bay. On file at the Whitefish Bay Public Library, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. Whitefish Bay Historical Research Project. Volume 27. Mimi Bird Collection, Whitefish Bay: Whitefish Bay Public Library |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |