Property Record
2034 N BUFFUM
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Alf Berger |
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| Reference Number: | 115657 |
| Location (Address): | 2034 N BUFFUM |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Additions: | 1907 |
| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Dutch Colonial Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | E. R. Liebert |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: High unusual architect designed residence in nearly original conidtion. This is an excellent example of Colonial Revival motifs (Palladian window, broken scrolled pediment entrance) applied to a moderatly sized dwelling. Symmetrical, 2 1/2 story, gambrel shaped, roof with asbestos shingles, double-hung windows, bay windows, palladian windows, surface material wood shingles and siding rock-face block foundation. Construction date, 1900.(1,2,A) Chas. Breest, Builder, Mason. (2,B) A. W. Guthat, Builder, Carpenter. (2,B) Alf Berger, Owner, 1907, Residence. (3) |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Tax Program. B. Building Permit. 1. Tax Program. 2. Building Permit. 3. 1907 City Directory. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |