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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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213 Warren Ave.
86003431
Located in Hartland, Waukesha County
