2704 N SHEPARD AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2704 N SHEPARD AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
2704 N SHEPARD AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:George Douglass House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:116757
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2704 N SHEPARD AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1895
Additions:
Survey Date:1979
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect: W.D. Kimball
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Prospect Hill Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/1/2005
State Register Listing Date:11/15/2004
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:

This structure is an excellent example of a late 19th Century residence designed as a Georgian Revival.

Construction date, 1894. (1)

Riesen & Mueller, Builder. (2)

Geo. Douglas, Owner, 1894. (2)
Bibliographic References:1. Tax Program. 2. City Building Permit File.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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