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Property Record

624 E DAY AVE

Historic Name:
Alonzo Fowel House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
9290

Property Location

Location (Address)
624 E DAY AVE
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Whitefish Bay
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1892
Additions
Survey Date
2011,1980
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
1980-
WOOD SHINGLES IN GABLES. SPINDLED WRAP AROUND PORCH.

2011-
Alonzo Fowle, along with partners James McGee, Henry R. King, and a Mr. Lawton, was a printer in downtown Milwaukee during the late-1800s under the name King, Fowle, Lawton, and McGee Printing Company. Fowle, president of the Whitefish Bay Association, was heavily involved with early development in the village along Day Avenue, in the proposed Lawndale Residential Historic District. He built his own residence on Day Avenue in Whitefish Bay in 1892. Fowle also served as President of the Village of Whitefish Bay from 1906 to 1908.
Bibliographic References
Building permit records on file at Whitefish Bay Village Hall. Fehring, Thomas H. Images of America: Whitefish Bay. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2010. Herzog, Lewis W. Notes on Whitefish Bay. On file at the Whitefish Bay Public Library, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. Whitefish Bay Historical Research Project. Volume 27. Mimi Bird Collection, Whitefish Bay: Whitefish Bay Public Library

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
Yes
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