Property Record
1900 E LAKE BLUFF BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Jack E. Williams Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 152801 |
| Location (Address): | 1900 E LAKE BLUFF BLVD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Shorewood |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Bungalow |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | Dudley V. Canfield |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The house was originally designed for Miss Alma Deuster, the unmarried, socialite daughter of Peter Victor Deuster, who was the publisher of the Milwaukee German Newspaper, The Seebote. It does not appear that Alma ever lived here; instead Jack and Lyla Williams were the first to reside here from 1923 to between 1928 and 1929. Jack Williams would eventually become the VP of the DeBoer Motor Company, dealers of the Paige and Jewett brand cars. |
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| Bibliographic References: | "Storybook Style," Booklet produced by Historic Milwaukee to accompany the Fall 2002 home tour on which this house was featured. The American Contractor, 30 September 1922, p57, residence, Lake Bluff & Cramer, designer, Dudley Canfield; owner, Miss. Alma Deuster. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |