Property Record
4540 N CRAMER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Harrison C. & Leah S. Hardie House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 16933 |
| Location (Address): | 4540 N CRAMER ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Whitefish Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | Ernest Flagg |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Hardie, Harrison, House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/12/1985 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County |
| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property named 'Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County'. 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. 1985- Cotswold Cottage. One of the Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County (listed on NRHP: 9/12/85). This two story Flagg System house faces west and is 40 x 47 feet. It has limestone exterior walls and a composition gable roof. There are three shed dormers and two chimneys with distinctive round openings. A one story section links the house and garage. This original garage has an unusual arched stone doorway. This section once contained the laundry room which has been converted to a den. There is a beam and girder ceiling throughout the downstairs except in the kitchen where is has been lowered. Casement windows open inward over tile sills. There is a walk-in attic and half basement. The bathroom floor is one step above the level of the hallway. This house is architecturally significant because it is one of a group of stone masonry houses built by Arnold F. Meyer & Company, Inc. according to the construction methods of Ernest Flagg. There are five Flagg System houses in this neighborhood, three of which are Milwaukee County Landmarks. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Permit #479, Village of Whitefish Bay. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |