Property Record
6256 UPPER PARKWAY N
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | William H. and Harriet Powell House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 76606 |
| Location (Address): | 6256 UPPER PARKWAY N |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Wauwatosa |
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| Year Built: | 1926 |
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| Survey Date: | 1995 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
| Structural System: | Stone |
| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Washington Highlands Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/18/1989 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/2/1989 |
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| Bibliographic References: | The Daily Reporter, 14 July 1925, reports that contracts were awarded for the subject house (originally 139 Upper Parkway). The general contractor is identified as Wauwatosan E. P. Potter, who did masonry and carpentry work. Reliance Electric Co. did electrical; excavating, Frank Kutschenreuter, Wauwatosa and plumbing to O.H. Dittner, Milwaukee. City directories and the 1930 census confirms that the Powells resided here. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |