Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House

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Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

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Location	8000 W. Milwaukee Ave., Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°3′11.35″N 88°0′45.94″W / 43.0531528°N 88.0127611°W / 43.0531528; -88.0127611Coordinates: 43°3′11.35″N 88°0′45.94″W / 43.0531528°N 88.0127611°W / 43.0531528; -88.0127611
Architect	James Douglas
Architectural style	Second Empire, Italianate, Gothic
NRHP Reference #	97001268
Added to NRHP	September 25, 1997^[1]
Designated NHL	September 25, 1997^[2]

Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House, also known as Sunnyhill Home, is a historical building significant for its association with geologist Fisk Holbrook Day.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997.^[2]^[3]

Day collaborated with Thomas Greene, whose former home, the Thomas A. Green Memorial Museum and Collection, is now a museum designated a NHL.^[3]

The pianist Liberace once sought to purchase this home as the location for his museum in 1978. ^[4]

References

↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
1 2 Joanne Kluessendorf and Donald G. Mikulic (September 25, 1994). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Day, Dr. Fisk Holbrook, House / Sunnyhill Home" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1996. (573 KB)
↑ Liberace Planning Tour of Mansion. The Milwaukee Journal, 30 July 1978.

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