Property Record
1665 MOUNTAIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Raymond T. and Helen Zillmer House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 76902 |
| Location (Address): | 1665 MOUNTAIN AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Wauwatosa |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Survey Date: | 1995 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Wesley Hess (architect); John D. Edwards (builder) |
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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: | National Register Nomination Form. The Daily Reporter, 7 November 1928, identifies that a house was to be built for R.T. Zillmer at 315 Mountain (old address). It was designed by Wesley Hess and the builder was John D. Edwards. Wauwatosa city directories and the census confirm that the house was owned by Raymond T. Zillmer, an attorney, and his wife Helen and their family. "Studio Type Home," The Milwaukee Journal, 8 September 1929, real estate section, image and caption. Cites the architects as Hess & Kemnitz; builder, John D. Edwards. Cost, est. $20,000. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |