Property Record
1518-1520 N FARWELL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Captain John L. Lynch Residence |
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Other Name: | Flapper Alley |
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Reference Number: | 106552 |
Location (Address): | 1518-1520 N FARWELL AVE |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Milwaukee |
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Year Built: | 1894 |
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Additions: | C. 1896 |
Survey Date: | 19862010 |
Historic Use: | duplex |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
Architect: | Charles Fitzgerald |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | Builder: Wend& Cagney This structure is an excellent example of a frame cottage. It is in fine condition and has retained its original form and design. Resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey (2010), Prepared by Heritage Research. 2010: This one-and-one-half-story, clapboard-sided, gabled ell is largely vernacular in appearance. The building possesses a hipped-roof porch with a spindled balustrade and, on its first story, a large window and an additional entrance. Fenestration consists of one-over-one, wooden sash windows with divided-light storms. Window openings feature modest wooden surrounds -- several of which are segmentally arched. A second story canted bay with a flared base clad in wooden shingles is found on the south elevation. Designed by Charles Fitzgerald, the subject residence was constructed circa 1894-96 for Captain John J. Lynch. The builder was Wend & Cagney. At the time, John Lynch worked in the real estate field. Paul Gross owned the house in 1937 to at least 1950. In 1962, Anna Gross resided at the property. |
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Bibliographic References: | Tax Program City Building Permit File |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |