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2961 N SHEPARD AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

2961 N SHEPARD AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
2961 N SHEPARD AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Charles Greene House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:116732
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2961 N SHEPARD AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1909
Additions:
Survey Date:1979
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Arts and Crafts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Fernekes & Cramer
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Kenwood Park - Prospect Hill Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/7/2002
State Register Listing Date:7/20/2001
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:

Example of an early 20th Century residential design on the East Side.

Charles Schoknecht, Mason. (1)

This house was built on speculation by real estate man Nathanael Greene.
Bibliographic References:1. Building Permit "Nathanael Greene's House in Prospect Hill near Lake Park," Milwaukee Sentinel, drawing of house and extended caption, 19 September 1909.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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