Property Record
343 GLENVIEW AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Harrison and Eve Ludington House |
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| Reference Number: | 77086 |
| Location (Address): | 343 GLENVIEW AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Wauwatosa |
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| Year Built: | 1881 |
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| Survey Date: | 200720142020 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| 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: | 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. The unsympathetic two-story portico has been removed since this house was last surveyed in 1995 and has been replaced with a more sympathetic one-story porch (2007). 2014 The Harrison Ludington Farmhouse is a large Queen Anne residence constructed in 1881. Although the Wauwatosa Historical Society refers to it as the Harrison Ludington Farmhouse, it was constructed for and historically occupied by his son, Frederick. It is a two-and-one-half-story house clad in clapboard with a cross gable roof clad in asphalt shingles. The gable ends have the original decorative vergeboards and three-part, semi-circular windows. It has an irregular plan and rests on a masonry foundation. A decorative, vertical wood stringcourse at the cornice and between the first and second story is featured on each elevation. Two large brick chimneys with decorative corbeling are visible. The main (east) facade has a non-historic, one-story, wraparound porch with a hip roof that is supported by square columns. Fieldstone bollards and concrete steps lead to the raised porch entrance at the center of the facade. On the north elevation is a small, enclosed sun porch. Windows are generally one-over-one replacements with simple wood surrounds. A large stone with a plaque denoting the story of Harrison Ludington is in front of the house. A two-story carriage house is located at the back (north) of the property. Harrison Ludington is an important figure in Milwaukee history. Born in Kent, New York, in 1812, he traveled to Milwaukee with family by 1838 and purchased large tracts of wooded land. After settling in Milwaukee, he purchased Solomon Juneau’s General Store. In 1851 he established a lumber business and began to sell off wood from his land, acquiring a large fortune. He then became active in politics and was elected mayor of Milwaukee in 1871 and governor of Wisconsin in 1876. In the early 1860s Ludington became interested in agriculture, and in 1870 he purchased 100 acres of farmland in Wauwatosa. There he ran a large, successful farm with numerous outbuildings, but continued to live in downtown Milwaukee. Eleven years later he constructed the large Queen Anne house on the Wauwatosa farm for his son Frederick and his wife. After Harrison Ludington’s death in 1891, his children continued the farm and ran the Ludington Farms Greenhouses on the property. The two houses on either side of the Ludington House (325 Glenview and 407 Glenview) were wedding presents for two of Harrison Ludington’s grandchildren. In 1926 the family sold a large portion of the farmland for the construction of the Ravenswood subdivision. (1) |
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| Bibliographic References: | "Harrison Ludington Farmhouse," Booklet prepared by H. Russell Zimmermann for the dedication program for City of Wauwatosa Local Landmark Designation. Booklet on file at the Wauwatosa Historical Society, Wauawatosa. 2014 (1) "Harrison Ludington Farmhouse," Booklet prepared by H. Russell Zimmermann for the dedication program for City of Wauwatosa Local Landmark Designation. Booklet on file at the Wauwatosa Historical Society, Wauawatosa. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |