Property Record
4001 N PROSPECT AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SHOREWOOD MANOR |
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| Reference Number: | 150841 |
| Location (Address): | 4001 N PROSPECT AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Shorewood |
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| Year Built: | 1924 |
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| Survey Date: | 2008 |
| Historic Use: | apartment/condominium |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Martin Tullgren and Sons |
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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-Public History. 2008- "This buildings is a very large four-story apartment building with a U plan that creates two large wings, a north wing and a south wing that are connected by a narrow section at the west end of both wings. Most of the building is clad with multi-hued brown brick This brick is used on the "public" elevations, including the south elevation and the east elevation and wraps around the north and west elevations as well. The rest of the building is clad with a simple tan brick. The details reflect the Tudor Revival style. The flat roof of the building is accented by terra cotta cqping and a wide brick corbelled cornice that features a horizontal diamond pattern. Each diamond is accented with brick lines at the corners. Most of the Tudor decoration sits in the corner terra cotta window surrounds. The decoration includes narrow terra cotta pilasters, cresting, finials, friezes, shields and Tudor arches. The spandrels are filled with a terra cotta panel with four scroll motifs and a center diamond surrounding a quatrefoil and are framed by brick corbelling. Under the second story window there is a terra cotta panel with a diamond design flanked by paneled blocks supported by corbels. A terra cotta cornice also runs between the first and second stories around the entire brown brick sections of the building. The windows in the terra cotta surrounds are paired single-light sashes, while the other windows in the brown brick sections of the building are a combination of individual and paired single-light sashes. These types of windows are also plain tan brick walls. The main entrance is deep in the U and sits in a one-story entry pavilion that is decorated with thick terra cotta coping and plaques with shields. The main entrance has a wide modern metal and glass door with sidelights sitting under a terra cotta-outlined Tudor arched transom. An elaborate terra cotta frontispiece that widens as it runs along the base of the entrance accents the entrance." - "E Capitol Dr, Estabrook Pkwy to Lake Dr", WisDOT ID #2025-12-011", Prepared by Carol Lohry Cartwright (2008). |
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| Bibliographic References: | VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD BUILDING FILES. Architecture/History Survey, October 2008. Prepared by Carol Lohry Cartwright. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |