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5570 N LAKE DR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

5570 N LAKE DR

Architecture and History Inventory
5570 N LAKE DR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Casa del Lago / Ella S. Frank House
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:9314
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):5570 N LAKE DR
County:Milwaukee
City:Whitefish Bay
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1924
Additions:
Survey Date:20111980
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Spanish/Mediterranean Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Fieldstone
Architect: G. M. Building Service (builder); Armin C. Frank (architect)
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:1980-LARGE ROUND ARCH OVER ENTRY. County landmark. On Historic Milwaukee fall home tour "Red Tile Style" in 2004. The house is modeled after a villa on Lake Como in Italy.
Bibliographic References:Building permit records on file at Whitefish Bay Village Hall. "Almost a Castle. Comfort, history fill ballet tour mansion" by Edith Brin. Milwaukee Journal 4/30/1989, p. 4F.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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