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Property Record

2503 E NEWBERRY BLVD

Historic Name:
GEORGE J. GRAEBNER HOUSE
Other Name:
Reference Number:
27921

Property Location

Location (Address)
2503 E NEWBERRY BLVD
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1924
Additions
Survey Date
1991
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
THE MASON CONTRACTOR WAS WALTER A. MEWES. ORIGINAL ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION WAS $9,000. GRAEBNER WAS A MILWAUKEE NATIVE WHO WAS AN ATTORNEY. HE WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 14, 1887 AND ATTENDED GRADE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL IN MILWAUKEE. HE THEN ATTENDED LAW SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AND GRADUATED IN 1909. HE OPENED A PRIVATE LAW PRACTICE IN DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE AND IN 1912 FORMED A PARTNERSHIP WITH J.L. O'CONNOR; IT DISSOLVED IN 1915. HE PRACTICED ON HIS OWN AND BY 1931 HE WAS APPOINTED COURT COMMISSIONER OF MILWAUKEE CO. HE LIVED HERE UNTIL AT LEAST 1940. BY 1950 MAITLAND J. MCCUEN LIVED HERE.

Photo code is CW1-20.
Bibliographic References
PERMIT. CITY DIRECTORIES.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Newberry Boulevard Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Mar 07, 1994
State Register Listing Date
Jul 09, 1993
Contributing
Yes
Unique ID
HI27921

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