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4447 N Stowell Ave | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

4447 N Stowell Ave

Architecture and History Inventory
4447 N Stowell Ave | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:John P. and Eleanor Kelley House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:226846
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):4447 N Stowell Ave
County:Milwaukee
City:Shorewood
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1917
Additions:
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:English Revival Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Charles W. Valentine
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:A 'site file' titled "Northeast Shorewood Historic District" 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, State Historic Preservation Office.
Bibliographic References:Assessor's information cites a 1917 date of construction. Kelley is identified as living in the home per the 1918 World War I draft registration card. An entry in The American Contractor, dated 2 December 1916, p88 cites, Res. & Garage: $15,000, 2 sty., 39 x 52, Stowell Pl. and N. of Lake Bluff Blvd., East Milwaukee. Archt. Charles W. Valentine, owner, John P. Kelley, care A.O. Smith Co. and "footings in."
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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