| 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, State Historic Preservation Office.
Threatened with demolition. Architectural Statement:
An example of the local rendition of the Shingle Style, this frame house is two and one half stories tall with a square shaped plan configuration, a cut stone foundation, a clapboad and wood shingled exterior, and an asphalt shingled multi-gabled roof. A steeply pitched gable roof, with a ridge parallel to the street, sweeps down to the first story and covers a recessed porch. Piercing this roof is another large unit, dominated by the pedimented gable. This triangular component overhangs the second story and visually appears to be supported by two bow windows, and at the eave line, three simple brackets. These bow windows are each made up of three, one-over-one lights. Most of the other windows of the house have similar, one-over-one lights. Aligned with the bow windows on the first floor are the porch openings. The result is an interesting composition of recessed and projecting shapes, voids and solids. The front porch has square piers and a balustrade covered with square shingles. A small enclosure covering a side entrance projects from the west wall. The entire building, with the exception of the bow windows, is shingled. The residence is in good condition. In 1982, the structure was owned by the Board of Trustees of Carroll College, at 100 N. East Avenue.
Architectural Signifincance:
The shingle wall covering and the dormer with the broad gable projecting from a sloping roof are typical details of the style. The Shingle Style is not commonly seen in Wisconsin, rather Shingle Style details are usually seen on Queen Anne houses. This house, although simple, has the form, massing and details of the Shingle Style, making it an interesting late nineteenth century house.
Historical Statement:
Built in 1898 for Eva Warden, this dwelling became the home of Rex Warden, a city editor for the "Waukesha Dispatch" newspaper, and Allen Warden, the publisher of the paper until around 1904. Numerous other people have lived in this house since then. [A, C].
Other map codes include Waukesha City Map 2/7, Distirct Map 79/2, and City Map # 36. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. City Directories for the City of Waukesha, on file at the Waukesha Public Library, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Waukesha City Directories, 1890, 1892.
B. Sanborn-Perris Fire Insurance Maps and Plat Maps for the City of Waukesha, on file at the Archives of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
C. Tax Rolls for the City of Waukesha, on file at the Waukesha County Historical Museum, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
D. Field observation.
E. Building abstract, in possession of the owner.
F. Information provided by the owner.
G. Building Permits for the City of Waukesha, Building Inspection Office, City of Waukesha Municipal Building, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Waukesha Freeman 11/20/2003. |
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