Property Record
1247 N CASS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Herman Berger House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 79465 |
| Location (Address): | 1247 N CASS ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1874 |
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| Additions: | 1924 |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | H. C. Koch |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Cass - Juneau Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/3/1988 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Original cost of house was $8,000. Emanuel Katzenstein bought the house in 1880. Herman Berger applied for a patent in 1885 for his invention of the feather renovator. The building has been altered with a large gabled block added to the front of the house. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Milwaukee Sentinel 12/31/1874. Milwaukee Sentinel 3/30/1880, 8/3. Milwaukee Sentinel 3/4/1885, 3/4 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |