1130 SHOREWOOD BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1130 SHOREWOOD BLVD

Architecture and History Inventory
1130 SHOREWOOD BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Frederick W. and Alice Oldenburg House
Other Name:"Steamboat Around the Bend"
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:5795
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1130 SHOREWOOD BLVD
County:Dane
City:Shorewood Hills
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1936
Additions:
Survey Date:1979
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Art Deco
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect: BALCH & LIPPERT; Modern Builders, Inc.
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Shorewood Historic District
National Register Listing Date:11/29/2002
State Register Listing Date:7/19/2002
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:SAID TO HAVE BEEN BUILT TO RESEMBLE A BOAT. THIS HOUSE WAS NOTED IN THE WSJ AS A "ULTRA MODERN HOUSE" TO BE BUILT BY MODERN BUILDERS INC. IT WAS TO FEATURE AIR CONDITIONING, INDIRECT LIGHTING AND OTHER UP-TO-DATE INNOVATIONS.
Bibliographic References:WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, JUNE 16, 1935, P. 17. "Plan Ultra Modern Home," Cap. Times June 16, 1935. (rendering)
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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