165 OBSERVATORY DR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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165 OBSERVATORY DR

Architecture and History Inventory
165 OBSERVATORY DR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Hale House/"Sternfried"
Other Name:Yerkes Observatory Director's House
Contributing:
Reference Number:83002
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):165 OBSERVATORY DR
County:Walworth
City:Williams Bay
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1896
Additions:
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Yerkes Observatory director's house. University of Chicago, Photographic Archive, Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds / Director's House (during directorship of Edwin Brant Frost) /Image Identifier: apf6-00698.
http://photoarchive.lib.uchicago.edu/db.xqy?one=apf6-00698.xml
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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