Property Record
11131 W JANESVILLE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Dr. Robert C. & Olivia Wolf House |
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| Reference Number: | 122651 |
| Location (Address): | 11131 W JANESVILLE RD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Hales Corners |
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| Year Built: | 1940 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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. Robert C. Wolf was born in Wisconsin in October 1901. He obtained his medical degree from Creighton University in 1927 and interned at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. A general practitioner, he practiced medicine in Hales Corners from 1929 until his retirement in 1964. During the same period, he served as health commissioner in Franklin, as well as intermittently serving in the same capacity in Oak Creek, Hales Corners and Greenfield. Affiliated with the Lutheran Hospital of Milwaukee and St. Luke's Hospital, Dr. Wolf was a captain in the Army Medical Corps during WWII. Dr. Wolf and his wife Olivia had the subject house built circa 1940. In addition to serving as their residence, an office for emergency services was located in the basement, although Dr. Wolf's primary office was located in the Godsell Building (5855 S. 108th Street, Hales Corners, WHPD #8789). Following the death of Olivia, Dr. Wolf remarried and, in the mid- to late-1950s, he and his second wife, Marjorie, moved to 5513 S. 110th Street, Hales Corners. Dr. Wolf died in May 1972 and was survived by Marjorie. The subject residence was subsequently owned by Robert Scorgie from the late-1950s to the 1980s. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Dr. Robert C. Wolf, Obituary, Milwaukee Journal, 12 May 1972; 1930 Federal Census, Population; Hales Corners, Wisconsin: A History in Celebration of 150 Years, pgs. 112-113; Tax Rolls, Town of Greenfield, 1935-1940 located at UWM; Conversation with Corabelle Lonning, daughter of Dr. Robert & Olivia Wolf Draft DOE by HNTB Corporation, March 2011, on file at WHS. Architecture and History Survey. March/October 2011. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |