Property Record
718 E WELLS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HENRY MANSHOT HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 42307 |
| Location (Address): | 718 E WELLS ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1874 |
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| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | CHARLES A. GOMBERT |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Cass - Wells Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/13/1986 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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. The National Register Nomination form, the historic name was spelled "Manschot". Another map code is 5/31 on the LUQS 393 map This structure is an excellent example of surviving post-Civil War residences. Representative of the early Italianate period it is in superb condition and has had only slight alterations. The outstanding quality of this building is that it is one of the finest and rarest examples remaining in the city. For additional photo see Retake #2, Neg. 36. "In style the home resembles the Keenan house and is a less elaborate example of the same Italian Villa mode, popular in American domestic architecture fro the 1840's through the 1870's. As only minor additions have been made to the home, its appearance is much as it was a century ago, and its 19th-century character has been enhanced by the restoration work of its present owners. Among those who occupied the home in the past were former Wisconsin Governor, Francis E. McGovern, and his family." Pagel, Mary Ellen & Virginia A Palmer, University Extension The University of Wisconsin, Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Kilbourntown Walking Tour, 1967. Owner Henry Manschot was a partner in the Elser-Manschot Meat Market (1877 City Directory). Previously surveyed in 1984 with map code 164/29. Map name was LUQS 393. |
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| Bibliographic References: | MILWAUKEE SENTINEL 12/31/1874. MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR: YANKEE HILL, CITY OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. HIST. FILE 1877 CITY DIRECTORY Pagel, Mary Ellen & Virginia A Palmer, University Extension The University of Wisconsin, Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Kilbourntown Walking Tour, 1967. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |