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Philip Fox Residence
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Dr. and Mrs. Philip R. and Katherine B. Fox residence at 28 West Wilson Street, corner of South Carroll Street. The house was constructed of Milwaukee brick and was completed by Peter Young in 1871. He lived there until it was sold to the Foxes in 1903. The residence became a boarding house between 1935 and 1954 when it was demolished.
1910
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