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3270 N MARIETTA AVE

Historic Name:
Armin A. Schlesinger House

Other Name:
UW-MILWAUKEE HEFTER CONFERENCE CENTER, MIL 1990

Reference Number:
111219

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Property Location

Location (Address)

3270 N MARIETTA AVE

County

Milwaukee

City/Village

Milwaukee

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1911

Additions

Survey Date

1980

Historic Use

house

Architectural Style

English Revival Styles

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Fitzhugh Scott

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Builder was Foster Construction Co. Mansion designed in a restrained Elizabethan mode; constructed of brown brick with stone trim. See sources 1,2, and 5 for discussions of the house. Built for Schlesinger and later acquired by the Brumder family, from whom the mansion was purchased in 1946 by the Milwaukee State Teacher's College. It was used as a cooperative women's dormitory unitl 1970; since that time, several university offices have been located there.

Bibliographic References

Architectural Record, v. 36, pp. 342-358, 10/1914. Western Architect, v. 20, no. 8 August 1914 92-94. Permit. Woods, Donald A. UWM Buildings (UWM Library, 2nd ed., 1977), p. 27. Zimmerman, H.R., Milwaukee Journal (Feb. 11, 1964).

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Kenwood Park - Prospect Hill Historic District

National Register Listing Date

Mar 07, 2002

State Register Listing Date

Jul 20, 2001

Contributing

Yes

house English Revival Styles

Milwaukee
County

Milwaukee
Community

1910-1919
Decade

National and State Register Listing

Unique ID
HI111219

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