Property Record
8139 ROCKWAY PL
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | J.L. and Anna Austin House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 77084 |
| Location (Address): | 8139 ROCKWAY PL |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Wauwatosa |
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| Year Built: | 1927 |
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| Survey Date: | 20102020 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
| Structural System: | Stone |
| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | Arthur L. Seidenschwartz |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Architect not cited on permit; only the contractor, R.A. Uecker, Inc. Cost was estimated at $15,000. Specification materials in the possession of the current homeowners indicate that the home's architect was Arthur L. Seidenschwartz. The blueprints are in the possession of the homeowners as well and the architect's signature block has been cut out. The home's slate roof was intact as of 2010; however, it was removed by the Dulde family before its sale in Fall 2011. Locally designated by the City of Wauwatosa as part of the Rockway-Brookside Historic District (2012). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Original permit dated 27 June 1927. The Daily reporter cites the architect as Velguth & Papenthien, 29 June 1927. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |