Property Record
4601 N MURRAY AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | G. B. Van Devan House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 9316 |
| Location (Address): | 4601 N MURRAY AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Whitefish Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Fieldstone |
| Architect: | Ernest Flagg |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Van Devan, G. B., House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/12/1985 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County |
| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property named 'Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County'. 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, State Historic Preservation Office. 1980- One of the Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County (listed on NRHP: 9/12/85). Milwaukee County Landmark: 1979. This one and one half-story Flagg System house faces east. The exerior walls are limestone. The original asphalt shingles on the roof have been replaced by tile-colored shingles. The house is U-shaped and window and door openings are asymmetrical. There are five pairs of ridge dormers, four gable dormers, and three chimneys with distinctive round openings. The original garage is attached. The living room has a limestone fireplace. There is a beam and girder ceiling and casement windows open inward. A long hallway opens off the vestibule and has access to the living room at one end and a bedroom at the other. There is a stairway to the second floor in the center. There is a partial basement and laundry room on the first floor. This had a door to the garage but that has been closed off. Hinges of the type described by Flagg in his book are used throughout the house. The bathroom is one step above the level of the upstairs hall. There is a grate in the cieling of the hallway for ventilation from the ridge dormers. There is a walk-in attic. Partitions between rooms are 1 3/4 inches thick. A door on the second floor leads to the flat roof of the garage. In the larger bedroom there is a fireplace with a metal hood which is similar to one described on plate 51 of Flagg's book. It has the family crest of the original owners on it. This house is architecturally significant because it is one of a group of stone masonry houses built by Arnold F. Meyer & Company, Inc. according to the construction methods of Ernest Flagg. It is also significant because it is one of row Flagg System houses which are Milwaukee County Landmarks and one of five Flagg System houses in this neighborhood. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Milwaukee City Directories, 1924-1927. B. Permit # 349, Village of Whitefish Bay. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |