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6825 N 91ST ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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6825 N 91ST ST

Architecture and History Inventory
6825 N 91ST ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:H. Friedrich Farmhouse
Other Name:James & Dorothy Brengosz House
Contributing:
Reference Number:230340
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):6825 N 91ST ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1904
Additions:
Survey Date:2015
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Gabled Ell
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
Architect: Victor Schreiber (1904 carpenter); James Brengosz (Circa 1970 remodel)
Other Buildings On Site:Y
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A circa-1930s plat map places an H. Friedrich, Sr. on a forty-acre parcel – no significant information was found about Friedrich. In 1963, the farmstead was purchased by James and Dorothy Brengosz. Brengosz worked as a building inspector for the City of Milwaukee. During a remodeling of the subject house, the Brengoszes found an inscription citing that carpenter Victor Schreiber constructed the building in 1904. They remodeled by themselves the house into its present appearance in the late 1960s and early 1970s by replacing the original clapboard siding, as well as adding the stone chimney, stone veneer and one-story addition.

This non-working farmstead is highlighted with a remodeled, two-story, gabled ell house (AHI 230340) clad primarily
with stucco that is trimmed with narrow boards in order to portray a half-timbered appearance. The main (east) facade
does display a Lannon stone veneer that runs underneath the first-floor windows and connects with a prominent stone wall
chimney that is adorned near the top with a carved stone crest. Attached to the home's southeast corner is a one-story
addition that features at the corner large picture windows on both walls. The addition's balcony roof is defined by a
Mansard-roof railing covered with horizontal board siding. The fenestration on the original portion of the home consists
primarily of two-over-two, double-hung sashes with horizontal muntins.
Bibliographic References:Plats, Directories, Owner interview.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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