Property Record
510 MCCALL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SAMUEL JR AND JENNIE BREESE HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 71085 |
| Location (Address): | 510 MCCALL ST |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Waukesha |
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| Year Built: | 1916 |
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| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Arts and Crafts |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | Perce Schley |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | McCall Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/29/1993 |
| 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. This two story house features an L-shaped plan configuration, a concrete foundation, a stucco exterior, a wood trim and an asphalt shingled jerkinhead roof. Throughout the structure are elements of the Arts and Crafts style. Wide overhanging eaves are supported in the open ends by massive braces rendered in a cloud lift motif. A small shed dormer has similar wide eaves, and double windows with six-over-one panes. Segmental arched openings dominate the facade on ribbon windows of the second and first stories and on an enclosed porch. The ribbon windows have mullions and six-over-one panes, and the enclosed porch has an entrance flanked by sidelights and window openings. The glazing of these porch sidelights and window openings were removed. The residence is in good condition. Historical Statement: This house was built for Samuel Jr. and Jennie Breese in 1916. They resided here until around 1945. During the years he lived at this dwelling, Breese was president of the I. B. Rowell Company, a farm implement business. [A, B] Another map code is District Map 77/30. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. City Directories for the City of Waukesha, on file at the Waukesha Public Library, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Waukesha City Directories, 1890, 1892. B. Sanborn-Perris Fire Insurance Maps and Plat Maps for the City of Waukesha, on file at the Archives of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. C. Tax Rolls for the City of Waukesha, on file at the Waukesha County Historical Museum, Waukesha, Wisconsin. D. Field observation. E. Building abstract, in possession of the owner. F. Information provided by the owner. G. Building Permits for the City of Waukesha, Building Inspection Office, City of Waukesha Municipal Building, Waukesha, Wisconsin. H. WAUKESHA FREEMAN 9/30/1996. The American Contractor, Vol. 37, 13 May 1916, page 70, cites that a one-and-one-half-story, stucco on frame house (32 x 32) and garage was to be built for S. Breese Jr., at a cost of $7,500. The architect was noted as P. (Perce) G. Schley. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |