Property Record

2825 W STATE ST

Architecture and History Inventory

NAMES
Historic Name:	Geo. Sylvester House
Other Name:
Contributing:	Yes
Reference Number:	110187

PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):	2825 W STATE ST
County:	Milwaukee
City:	Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:	1890
Additions:
Survey Date:	1984
Historic Use:	house
Architectural Style:	Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:	Clapboard
Architect:	C. Kirchhoff, Jr.
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:	No
Demolished Date:

NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:	Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:

NOTES
Additional Information:	W. Holstein was the builder. Sylvester worked for the law firm of Sylvester and Scheiber and lived in this house at least until 1910. He previously lived in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. As of 1921, Dr. Paul J. Kappes lived here. From at least 1931 until 1941 Veronica Kappes lived here. Locally designated: 10-11-88.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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