| Additional Information: | 2012: This property is a c.1915, two-and-one-half-story, cross-gable vernacular house whose steep roof pitch and contrasting wall materials display Queen Anne influence. The walls are clad in narrow-width clapboard. The gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles and has flared eaves, exposed rafter tails, and a moderate overhang. Decorative shingles adorn the gable ends. A hip roof porch spans the east-facing main elevation, supported by tapered square posts with a plain balustrade. A bay window projects on the south elevation, featuring decorative brackets beneath its eaves. Fenestration is regular, with openings containing replacement vinyl, one-over-one, double-hung sash. A two-story gable-roof ell has been added to the rear, and a one-room gable addition with a large brick chimney extends on the south elevation, surrounded by a large wooden deck. A c.1915 gambrel-roof bank barn is located at the rear of the property, though no other agricultural buildings are present. |
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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] Taxs 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 Lutheram Immigration, Mequom: 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.
“Architecture and History Survey: I-43” WHS project number 12-0649/MI/OZ. 2012. Prepared by Mead & Hunt Inc. |
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