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1820 MARTHA WASHINGTON DR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1820 MARTHA WASHINGTON DR

Architecture and History Inventory
1820 MARTHA WASHINGTON DR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Frederick W. and Mathilda Genz House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:76676
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1820 MARTHA WASHINGTON DR
County:Milwaukee
City:Wauwatosa
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1921
Additions:
Survey Date:1995
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Craftsman
Structural System:Masonry
Wall Material:Stucco
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Washington Highlands Historic District
National Register Listing Date:12/18/1989
State Register Listing Date:11/2/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:
Bibliographic References:National Register Nomination Form. "New Moves" in the Wauwatosa News, 21 October 1921, identifies that "F.W. Genz is occupying his new home on Martha Washington Drive." City directories verify this as the home he and his wife Mathilda resided in through at least 1930.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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