Cass-Wells Street Historic District

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Cass--Wells Street Historic District
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A portion of the district.
Location712, 718, and 724 E. Wells St. and 801, 809, 815, 819, and 823 N. Cass St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No. 86001325 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 13, 1986

The Cass-Wells Historic District is a small group of historic homes in the Yankee Hill neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, built from 1870 to 1914 in various styles. [2] [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989. [4]

Contributing structures are, in the order built:

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Les Vollmert; Robin Wenger; Carlen Hatala (1986). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Cass/Wells Street Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved 2019-07-25. With 13 photos.
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  10. "Charles Danforth Residence". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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