Property Record
11345 N CEDARBURG RD
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | FRANK L. WEYENBERG LIBRARY |
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| Reference Number: | 70584 |
| Location (Address): | 11345 N CEDARBURG RD |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Mequon |
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| Year Built: | 1971 |
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| Survey Date: | 1990 |
| Historic Use: | library |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Kloppenburg & Kloppenburg |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Weyenberg Library is a two-story red brick building executed in the Classical Revival style. It has a combination hip and gable roof, a wide frieze under the roof eaves, multiple-pane double-hung sash windows decorated with flat arches and keystones, and a large double-door entry that is topped with a large and impressive fanlight. A projecting gable-roofed portico extends off the front of the building. It has a full pediment, dentils, and is supported by four colossal Corinthain columns The interior is decorated with simple Classical details. Even though this building was constructed in 1971, it is a fine example of the Classical Revival style buildings that were constructed during the early twentieth century. It could very easily be mistaken for a Classical Revival building of the early twentieth. Unlike other modern neo-colonial or neo-classical buildings of the post World War II era, this library has the exuberance of classical detail not seen in modern buildings. This building was constrructed as a library for Mequon residents in 1971. It was funded by Mrs. Frank L. Weyenberg in honor of her husband, a local industrialist. A major addition was made around 1991 during which time the building was renovated entirely. (G). MONUMENTAL PEDIMENTED PORTICO W/FLUTED CORINTHIAN COLUMNS. MOULDED AND DENTILED CORNICE W/RETURNED EAVES. CLOCK IN PEDIMENT. ROUND ARCH ENTRANCE W/FANLIGHT. ROUND WINDOW W/KEYSTONE IN GABLE. Another map code is 39, map name USGS Theinsville. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Plat maps for Mequon, 1867-1980, Mequon Historical Society OR State Historical Society Archives. (B) Mequon Tax Rolls, 1857-1930. (B) Building datestone and inscription. (C) Freistadt Historical Society, Freistadt and the Lutheran Immigration, Mequon: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. 1989. (D) L. Rehm, Mequon History, Mequon Historical Soceity, Mequon. (E) C.W. Butterfield, History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Chicago: Western Publishing Co., 1880. (F) Mequon Landmarks Commission. (G). December 1998 phone conversation with Beth Beecher, Reference Desk. Alice Sedgewick, Library Director. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |