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Faced with maintaining three full floors of living space plus a full attic and basement, more than one owner of this house has had occasion to regret the passing of a time when domestic help was commonplace. Many early residents of the Heights employed live-in domestic help who were often farm girls from the surrounding area. University of Wisconsin professor of railroad engineering William D. Pence and his wife employed two full-time maids in their new house as did their neighbors the Elys and the Buells among others. Later, this house was occupied by Theta Xi fraternity and in 1933 it was bought by Arlie W. Schorger and his wife. Schorger lived here until his death in 1972 and managed to combine several successful careers including those of inventor and businessman, nationally known University of Wisconsin professor of wildlife ecology, and prize-winning natural history author.
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