Property Record
2568 S WEBSTER AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HERMAN A & LILLIAN GREILING HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 223567 |
| Location (Address): | 2568 S WEBSTER AVE |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Allouez |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Survey Date: | 2012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Foeller, Schober & Berners, Herman Greiling- Builder |
| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Greiling, Herman and Lillian, House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/17/2021 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/16/2018 |
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| Additional Information: | Herman A. Greiling was born in the nearby Town of Preble in 1869. After studying architecture in Chicago, Herman went into a construction business with his brother, Charles Greiling. The established the Marine Construction Company in the City of Green Bay in 1896. Herman married Lillian DeVroey in 1899. In 1911, Herman cofounded Hartmann-Greiling Machine & Boiler Works in the City of Green Bay and served as the company’s president. The company specialized in the manufacturing of boat machinery, stationary boilers, and general machinery. He later became vice president at the nearby Barkhausen Coal and Dock Company and president of the New Franken Telephone Company. Greiling became the first president of the Allouez Water Commission in 1926. Herman lived at his house on Webster Avenue until his death in 1944. 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Martin, Deborah Beaumont. “Herman A. Greiling.” History of Brown County, Wisconsin: Past and Present. Vol. 2. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913. Milquet, Steve. “Northwest Engineering.” Voyageur Magazine. Winter/Spring 2000, page 26. Wittig, Dorothy Straubel. “In the Beginning…” Allouez Centennial Celebration, page 35. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |