3130 N HUMBOLDT BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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3130 N HUMBOLDT BLVD

Architecture and History Inventory
3130 N HUMBOLDT BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Joseph Polczinski
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:117645
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):3130 N HUMBOLDT BLVD
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1922
Additions:
Survey Date:19792017
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Bungalow
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
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:ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:

Excellent example of this type of eave front bungalow; extremely unusual bellcast roof.

Construction date, 1922. (1)

Joseph Polczinski, Original Owner, 1922. (2)

Resurveyed April 2017; subsequent alterations include the addition of vinyl siding throughout (including the dormer which was originally clad in wood shingle).

This 2-story Craftsman house was constructed in 1922. It is rectangular in plan with vinyl siding an asphalt-shingled side-gabled roof with exposed rafter ends and flared slopes. The front elevation faces west and is asymmetrical in plan with a recessed porch at the north end. South of the porch is a bank of four 9-over-1 windows. A hipped roof dormer projects from the front roof slope and contains a bank of three 6-over-1 windows.
Bibliographic References:1. Tax Program.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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