Property Record
1028 E LEXINGTON BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Halbert D. Jenkins House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 16937 |
| Location (Address): | 1028 E LEXINGTON BLVD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Whitefish Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1924 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
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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: | Jenkins, Halbert D., 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 is U-shaped and has limestone exterior walls. The house faces south and window and door openings are regular. There are two shed gables and two chimneys. The original garage is attached but a family room has been added to the second story of it. The marble mantle has been added to the living room fireplace. There is a beam and girder ceiling in the living room and dining room. Casement windows open inward. There is a partial basement and laundry room on the first floor. The bathroom floor is one step above the level of the hallway. There is an attic with access through a pull-down stairway. 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. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Building Inspector's office, Village of Whitefish Bay. National Register Multiple Property Listing, Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |