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2855 S WAUKESHA RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

2855 S WAUKESHA RD

Architecture and History Inventory
2855 S WAUKESHA RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:BARON VON COTZHAUSEN ESTATE
Other Name:TALL OAKS RETIREMENT HOME
Contributing:
Reference Number:11886
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2855 S WAUKESHA RD
County:Milwaukee
City:West Allis
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
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Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1876
Additions:
Survey Date:2007
Historic Use:gatehouse
Architectural Style:Early Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:ROUND ARCH WINDOWS,MASSIVE CHIMNEY SEE COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM [Date Cnst:CA]

Previously surveyed in 1980. Couldn't gain access to the property, and this building was not visible from road. However, as of 2007, the house (AHI#9279) and the barn (AHI#11885) are visible.
Bibliographic References:.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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