Property Record
511 W MEQUON RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ZINKE |
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| Other Name: | AL ZINKE |
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| Reference Number: | 72875 |
| Location (Address): | 511 W MEQUON RD |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Mequon |
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| Survey Date: | 1986 |
| Historic Use: | summer kitchen |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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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 house is a brick constructed gabel ell that has been covered with aluminum siding. The building has a gable roof with returned eaves. Shutters decorate the modern single pane double-hung sashes. Also on the property is a garage, some sheds, and a shed constructed of limestone rubble. THe stone shed has a low-pitched gable roof, small window openings and a wooden door. ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE Unfortunately, the modern siding has covered up the original historic brick facade of this house. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND This house was owned by Andrew Zinke between 1867 and 1873 and by Ed. Zinke Sr. and Jr. between 1892 and 1948. |
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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 |