Property Record
11630 W FREISTADT RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LUDWIG BRUSS |
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| Other Name: | THE BRUSS FARM |
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| Reference Number: | 71742 |
| Location (Address): | 11630 W FREISTADT RD |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Mequon |
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| Year Built: | 1855 |
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| Survey Date: | 1990 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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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 two story rectanfulare frame house has a low-pitched gabel roof, clapboard siding and a fieldstone foundation. Windows are single-pane double-hung sashes. It is reported that this building has a half-timber structural system.[f,p. 58] Also on the property is smokehouse, sheds, and a gable roofed barn with board siding. ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE At the present time, not enough information is know to the judge these building's significance. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND This was the farm of Ludwig Bruss, who brought it in 1854. Ludwig Bruss owned it until 1879. Friedrich Bruss, Ludwig's son owned the farm between 1880 and 1901. [b] Ludwig Bruss was the son of Martin Bruss. The Martin Bruss family is one of the oldest Freistadt German families in western Mequon. Most of the Freistadt settlers were fron northern Germany and were Lutherans who come to this county for religious freedom. Bruss came in 1839. Ludwig Bruss was born in Pomerania in 1829. [f, p.58] HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE This farmstead has some historical interest as the home of one of the Bruss family, a long time prodominate family in Mequon. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |