Property Record
912 E LEXINGTON BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Frank J. & Elvira Williams House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 16946 |
| Location (Address): | 912 E LEXINGTON BLVD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Whitefish Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Survey Date: | 20111998 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | Ernest Flagg; Arnold F. Meyer and Co. (builder) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Williams, Frank J., 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. 1998- Cotswold Cottage. One of the Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County (listed on NRHP: 9/12/85). Builder was Arnold F. Meyer and Co. This two story Flagg System house has limestone exterior walls. Window and door openings are regular. There is a composition roof. There is a shed dormer across the entire front of the second story. There are two pairs of ridge dormers and three chimneys with distinctive round openings. The original garage was attached to the house with entrance through the laundry room. It is now used for storage, but the door has been closed up. A newer garage is next to the old one. There is a stone fireplace in the living room and a beam and girder ceiling throughout the first floor. Casement windows open inward over tile sills. There is no basement and there is a laundry room on the first floor. The bathroom floor is one step up from the level of the upstairs 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. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Permit #409, Village of Whitefish Bay. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |