Property Record
414 S SILVER LAKE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MARGARET AND DAVID EDWARDS HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 8459 |
| Location (Address): | 414 S SILVER LAKE ST |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Oconomowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1856 |
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| Additions: | C. 1875 |
| Survey Date: | 19801975 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | PIERCED, SCALLOPED BARGE BOARDS IN GABLES. PORCH ACROSS FRONT. BAY ON SIDE. LOREN EDWARDS WAS A WISCONSIN CIRCUIT JUDGE, HIS DAUGHTER, CELESTIA, WAS THE FIRST POSTMISTRESS AND FIRST PHONE OPERATOR OF OCONOMOWOC. DOWNINGESQUE STYLE. DAVID EDWARDS WAS BORN IN CONNECTICUT AND MOVED TO OCONOMOWOC IN 1865. |
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| Bibliographic References: | OCONOMOWOC ENTERPRISE 8/8/1990. ZIMMERMAN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976). OCONOMOWOC ENTERPRISE 10/18/1995. WAUKESHA FREEMAN 2/26/1996. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |