Property Record
213 WARREN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Harold Hornburg House |
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| Other Name: | John Hornburg House |
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| Reference Number: | 7957 |
| Location (Address): | 213 WARREN AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Hartland |
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| Year Built: | 1928 |
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| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
| Architect: | William Brockmeyer, Edna Hornburg |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Hornburg, Harold, House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/8/1986 |
| 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Another map code for this building is WK 46/10, found on the DOT Hartland map and the Delafield Township map #56. Description: Houses fashioned after the medieval folk cottages found in the English countryside began to dot American villages and suburban neighborhoods in the years after World War I. The Harold Hornburg House is situated at 213 Warren Street in the Village of Hartland. Built in 1928 and designed by Hartland contractor William Brockmeyer and Edna Hornburg, the one and one half story lannon stone veneered Tudor Revival residence is set on a concrete foundation, and has a multi-gable roof with "weather best thatched stained shingles," suggesting the appearance of thatch. On the main facade the house features a gabled round-arched entrance porch, a trio of windows with leaded glass, and an iron balconet. Attached to the east facade is a stone wishing well with a "thatch" roof as well. The house has a lannon stone fireplace, a wooden staircase with a wrought iron balustrade and coved ceilings, and exterior round arched doors and windows. The arch of the deeply recessed entrance echoes the shape of a stained-glass window, bounded by an iron balconet. These elements create a storybook quality, further enhanced by a stone wishing well with an ersatz-thatch roof, attached to the east wall. Architectural/Engineering Significance: The Hornburg House has architectural significance as the finest example of the Tudor Revival style in Hartland, a style prevalent in the Village during the early Twentieth Century. The cottage-inspired details such as the well and the "thatched" roof are striking, and the house retains outstanding integrity. The Cottage variant of Tudor Revival is uncommon in the United States. In an interview with the architectural historian, Mr. Hornburg revealed that he transported Mr. Brockmeyer to Oconomowoc and told him "I want a house just like that one." It is not known whether the cottage to which Mr. Hornburg referred is extant. Historical Background: Harold Hornburg was the son of William C. Hornburg, founder of Hornburg Ford, an automobile agency. Historical Significance: Although Harold Hornburg was a long time Hartland businessman, that fact alone does not make him significant enough to warrrant the building's nomination based on criterion B. No other information is available at this time to justify a historical significance nomination under criterion A. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Historical Name source: Tax Records. The Hornburg House is featured in an Advertisement in the Real Estate Section for Weatherbest Stained Shingles (sold by the Steinman Lumber Company) in the Milwaukee Journal, 25 May 1930. Designer of the house is confirmed in ad as William Brockmeyer. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |