Property Record
1024 E STATE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Dr. Henry Harrison Button House |
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| Other Name: | DAVID BARNETT GALLERY |
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| Reference Number: | 23894 |
| Location (Address): | 1024 E STATE ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1875 |
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| Additions: | C. 1930 |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | EDWARD TOWNSEND MIX |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 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, State Historic Preservation Office. A tower once topped the central stairway and was removed at an unknown date. This structure is an excellent if not outstanding example of Italianate residences as constructed in the city. Built with Cream City brick, its asymmetrical form is embellished with an elaborate detailed cornice, hood molds and an intricate molded porch. It is in immaculate condition with only the slightest of alterations. Extant structures of this caliber are rare in this city. Dr. Henry Button was a business and civic leader in the early Milwaukee community. Born in 1818 at Wallingford, Vermont he practiced medicine in Brooklyn, New York until 1848 when he came to the City. He joined in partnership with Thomas Greene in the retail drug business and in 1860 they switched to wholesaling. He was treasurer of the firm and also president of the Milwaukee Gas Light Company. Dr. Burton was an active member of the Unitarian Church. For additional historic and architectural information see: Zimmerman, H. Russel, "Past in Our Present", Milwaukee Journal, Feb. 28, 1971. |
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| Bibliographic References: | MILWAUKEE SENTINEL 7/24/1875. BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 41. MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR: YANKEE HILL, CITY OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. Zimmermann, The Past in Our Present, v. 2, 29-31. Perrin, Milwaukee Landmarks, 75-76. Latus and Young, p. 18. Milwaukee Sentinel, 7.24.1875, 12.31.1875. Milwaukee Sentinel, 2.15.1890. Milwaukee Journal 11/22/1931 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |