Property Record
305 N PLEASANT AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | WOLFF HOUSE |
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Reference Number: | 6879 |
Location (Address): | 305 N PLEASANT AVE |
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County: | Jefferson |
City: | Jefferson |
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Year Built: | 1925 |
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Survey Date: | 1974 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | L HEIMER, MILW |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. The Wolff House is a charming example of French Norman architecture, a period-revival style that enjoyed minor popularity in the 1920s. Loosely patterned on picturesque farmhouses in the countryside of Normandy, the style combines formidable massing with a steeply pitched hipped roof, hipped dormers, and often, as in this 1925 example, a round tower with a conical roof. Heimer of Milwaukee designed the brick house with a limestone belt course dividing the two stories. Stepped back behind the tower is a low front-facing gable; false half-timbering and French windows opening onto a small balcony give this gable a medieval appearance. The elliptically arched entry is sheltered by a buttressed and gabled porch with decorative spindle trusses in the gable end. |
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Bibliographic References: | Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |