Property Record
1130 SHOREWOOD BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Frederick W. and Alice Oldenburg House |
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| Other Name: | "Steamboat Around the Bend" |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 5795 |
| Location (Address): | 1130 SHOREWOOD BLVD |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Shorewood Hills |
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| Year Built: | 1936 |
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| Survey Date: | 1979 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | BALCH & LIPPERT; Modern Builders, Inc. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Shorewood Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/29/2002 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/19/2002 |
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| Additional Information: | SAID TO HAVE BEEN BUILT TO RESEMBLE A BOAT. THIS HOUSE WAS NOTED IN THE WSJ AS A "ULTRA MODERN HOUSE" TO BE BUILT BY MODERN BUILDERS INC. IT WAS TO FEATURE AIR CONDITIONING, INDIRECT LIGHTING AND OTHER UP-TO-DATE INNOVATIONS. |
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| Bibliographic References: | WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, JUNE 16, 1935, P. 17. "Plan Ultra Modern Home," Cap. Times June 16, 1935. (rendering) |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |