Property Record
2831 N PROSPECT AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Henry J. Hase Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 111408 |
| Location (Address): | 2831 N PROSPECT AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1899 |
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| Survey Date: | 1980 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Leenhouts |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Builder was BJ-DB Davidson. Mason was Hoeppner. Charles L. Aarons lived here at one time. He was a leading Jewish lawyer who began his practice in the mid 1890s. He was a circuit court judge from 1926-1950. R. Hoeppner was the mason. B.J. and D.B. Davidson were the builders. This structure is an excellent example of a late 19th century Georgian Revival residence. This site was the later residence of Charles L. Aarons, a leading Jewish lawyer in the Milwaukee community. He began his practice in the 1890s and served as circuit court judge from 1926-1950. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Tax Program. Permit. Swichkow, Louis J., A Dual Heritage: The Jewish Community of Milwaukee, 1900-1970, 1973, pg. 180. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |