Property Record
1908 VAN BUREN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ARTHUR B. AND ANNA KESTELL HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 4287 |
| Location (Address): | 1908 VAN BUREN ST |
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| County: | Calumet |
| City: | New Holstein |
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| Year Built: | 1921 |
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| Additions: | 1934 |
| Survey Date: | 19782012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | BRACKETED OVERHANGING EAVES W/BARGEBOARDS. WOOD SHINGLED GABLES. 8/1 WINDOWS. SEE R#0015640 FOR MATCHING CROSS-GABLED GARAGE. See AHI#222838. FINE INTERIOR WOODWORK. 2013 New Holstein Survey results: Located within the Illinois and Wisconsin Avenues Bungalow Historic District, this one-and-one-half-story, Craftsman-style bungalow is sheathed with brick, clapboard and wooden shingles. A front-facing gable features a series of three brick pier supports topped with short wooden posts. A series of five, tall and narrow, double-hung windows are located in the north half, while a tripartite grouping is located to the south. A heavy wooden surround frames a tripartite grouping of windows in the peak, all of which is framed by a carved wooden bargeboard and bracket trim. Windows throughout the remainder of the home are singular or grouped sash openings, all with multiple-light upper panes. A small arbor is located behind the living room wing, while a free-standing, “matching” garage is located at the rear of the property. Historic photos of the home indicate that the house (less the living room addition) was originally entirely covered with clapboard. The house was originally built in 1921 by Arthur & Anna Kestell, who wed in 1911. They moved to New Holstein in 1919 and Anna died in 1926. Arthur, a skilled carpenter, remarried in 1930 and, four years later, he expanded the house to the north with a living room and re-sheathed the front and living room wing with brick; he also added an attached garage to the south. Arthur died in 1945 (See Chapter 6 of New Holstein survey report for additional biographical information on Kestell). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Arthur B. Kestell, 58, Dies Suddenly at New Holstein,” The Sheboygan Press, 20 November 1946, 13; 2013 Conversation with Katharine (Kestell) Ettlie, daughter of Arthur Kestell. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |