2146 S LAYTON BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2146 S LAYTON BLVD

Architecture and History Inventory
2146 S LAYTON BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:SYLVESTER WABISZEWSKI HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:66230
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2146 S LAYTON BLVD
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1903
Additions: 1926
Survey Date:1992
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:English Revival Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: HENRY KULAS; HERBST AND KUENZLI
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: South Layton Boulevard Historic District
National Register Listing Date:4/24/1996
State Register Listing Date:4/25/1995
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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

S. WABISZEWSKI WAS THE MASON. Original cost $5000. 1926 alt. cost $8000. A related building is a 1927 brick and tile garage 20x38. Sylvester Wabiszewski (12/24/1865-9/13/1962) original owner (1903-1962); contractor, vice-president and president of the Maynard Electric Steel (as of 1916) Casting Co., vice-president of the Mitchell St. Street Bank from 1907-1923 and president from 1923-1929 (permit and C.D.). He worked on St. Vincent, St. Lawrence and Holy Ghost churches, the Pritzlaff Building, Vilter Manufacturing Co., Filer-Stowell Building, Maynard Steel foundry, the Juneau Building and the Penner Building. Emily Wabiszewski 1903-1977.
Bibliographic References:Permit. City Directories 1903-1963. Borun, p. 64. National Register Nomination Form.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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