Property Record
3302 LAKESIDE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SHANGRI-LA |
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| Reference Number: | 7505 |
| Location (Address): | 3302 LAKESIDE RD |
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| County: | Waukesha |
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| Township/Village: | Delafield |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 7 |
| Range: | 18 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 12 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1927 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1974 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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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. In 1927, Armin Schultz, son of a wealthy banker, created the ultimate summer house, which he named “Shangri-La.” The 4,300-square-foot mansion overlooks Pewaukee Lake, and yet it would be at home on the Italian Riviera. A rise in the land monumentalizes the stuccoed concrete house. The tripartite main facade centers on an entrance pavilion, accentuated by its mission-tiled roof and its profile, which steps down while projecting slightly forward. A grand staircase sweeps up to the entrance. On either side, concrete balustrades topped with classical urns lead to superimposed trios of arched openings, marked by twisted columns. Ornate concrete railings edge the balconies. Inside, the house retains much of its original detail, such as brass-and-etched-glass light fixtures and wrought-iron gates between the dining and living rooms. In the upstairs ladies’ lounge, Art Deco finishes include gold-leafed beveled woodwork, ziggurat and palmette moldings and cartouches, reeded light fixtures with palmette shades, and multicolor lights concealed within the coved ceiling’s crown molding. Similar treatments embellish the enormous living room’s coved ceiling. ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS AND DOORWAYS. ELABORATE STAIR LEADING TO FRONT ENTRY. To be demolished in 2018. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |