Property Record
2335 W WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Roseneath Apts. |
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| Other Name: | A. Hood |
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| Reference Number: | 113880 |
| Location (Address): | 2335 W WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1908 |
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| Survey Date: | 19832014 |
| Historic Use: | apartment/condominium |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | A. Hood; Schuett & Grey-Mason |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A. Hood was the builder. Schuett & Grey was the mason. 2014- "The Roseneath Apartment building is a Neo-Classical apartment building constructed in 1908 and designed by the firm A. Hood, Schuett & Grey Mason. It is a three-story apartment building with a rectangular plan and clad in red brick. It rests on a raised brick and masonry foundation. It has a flat roof with a decorative cornice with egg-and-dart motif and dentils. The northwest corner of the building is a round bay and the northeast corner is a three-sided bay. Concrete steps flanked by masonry bollards lead to the main entrance that is centered on the (north) facade. It features a wood door with a central glass panel that has a square glass transom and sidelights. “Roseneath” is inscribed in gold letters at the center of the transom. Above the door is a simple, stone cornice supported by carved brackets with flowers and lions heads. The second and third stories each have a one-story, wrought-iron balcony that stretches between the corner bays. Each story has two doors that lead out onto the balcony. Windows are primarily one-over-one, double-hung, replacement sash." -"W Wisconsin Ave, 20th St-35th St", WisDOT #2190-00-00, Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc. (2014). |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |