Property Record
929 ROSEMARY ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Charles Merten House |
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Reference Number: | 44806 |
Location (Address): | 929 ROSEMARY ST |
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County: | Waukesha |
City: | Waukesha |
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Year Built: | 1890 |
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Survey Date: | 1980 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
Wall Material: | Clapboard |
Architect: | Shoppell Plan Book |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Merten, Charles, House |
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National Register Listing Date: | 3/17/1995 |
State Register Listing Date: | 10/24/1994 |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation. This frame house stands two stories plus attic and is capped by a gable roof. The first story is clapboard, the second story is shingled and the attic gable is covered with a panelled surface (raised and recessed squares). Extending the width of the facade is a one story porch, partially enclosed. The vestibule area is marked by a pedimented gable roof, the open porch with simple frame arches adjoins this. This house is based on a plan from Robert Shoppell, a New York architect who operated a mail order blue print service. This house is noted as Shoppell plan #190 in Shoppell's Modern Houses. |
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Bibliographic References: | WAUKESHA COUNTY FREEMAN 2/28/1995. The American Family Home, p. 79. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |