Property Record
6633 W DONGES BAY
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | AUGUST JAEGER |
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Reference Number: | 71459 |
Location (Address): | 6633 W DONGES BAY |
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County: | Ozaukee |
City: | Mequon |
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Year Built: | 1880 |
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Survey Date: | 1990 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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Wall Material: | Asphalt |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | DESCRIPTION This one and one-half story gable ell house consist of a short gable section with a very long ell. The house is covered with stucco. Windows are medium-sized single-pane double-hung sashes that are undecorated. Part of this house has a log structural system. ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE Further information about the log structure that is part os this house may reveal a house that is significant for architecture as an example of early log construction in Mequon. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND This house was owned by Augest Jaeger in 1873 and by A. Gruel in 1892. [a] |
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Bibliographic References: | [a] Plat Maps for the city of Mequon, 1867-1980, on file at the Mequon Historical Society, Mequon, Wisconsin, or the Archives at the State Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin. [b] Tax Rolls for the city of Mequon, 1857-1930, on file at the library, Mequon, Wisconsin. [c] Field observation based on architectural and historical information. [d] Information from the owner of the property. [e] Information from the building's datestone or inscription. [f] Freistadt Historical Society, Freistadt and the Lutheran Immigration, Mequon: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1989. [g] L. Rehm, Mequon History, on file at the Mequon Historical Society, Mequon, Wisconsin. [h] C.W. Butterfield, History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Chicago: Western Publishing Company, 1880. [i] Information from the Mequon Landmarks Commission, Mequon, Wisconsin. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |