Property Record
6825 N 91ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | H. Friedrich Farmhouse |
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Other Name: | James & Dorothy Brengosz House |
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Reference Number: | 230340 |
Location (Address): | 6825 N 91ST ST |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Milwaukee |
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Year Built: | 1904 |
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Survey Date: | 2015 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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Wall Material: | Stucco |
Architect: | Victor Schreiber (1904 carpenter); James Brengosz (Circa 1970 remodel) |
Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. |
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Bibliographic References: | Plats, Directories, Owner interview. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |