Designed by the Milwaukee firm of Van Ryn, Andree & Lesser and built in 1893, the Emil and Flora Stoppenbach House is an excellent example of a Queen Ann house in Jefferson, Wisconsin. The exterior and interior of the Stoppenbach house is exquisite in detail and made of high quality materials. The house presents a strong physical impression as it interprets the irregularity of plan, asymmetrical massing and a variety of roof planes and wall projections. Texture is created by a variety of surfaces including clapboard and shingling. The many windows bathe the interior with natural light. Although extreme in nature, Queen Anne houses had practical layouts with kitchen, dining room and other socializing rooms adjoining large reception halls.

The interior of this Queen Anne home expresses opulence, which would later be minimized and controlled within the Colonial Revival and Arts and Crafts styles. The interior columns, extensively detailed and spindled main staircase, raised panel wainscoting, wide cornice moldings, coffered dining room ceiling and elaborate first floor fireplace created an environment in which Emil Stoppenbach demonstrated his success.

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The Fuldner Heritage Fund paid for the preparation of this nomination. This endowed fund, created through a generous donation by the Jeffris Family Foundation and administered by the Wisconsin Historical Society, supports the nomination of historically and architecturally significant rural and small town properties.