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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 308 MCCALL ST |
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| County | Waukesha |
| City/Village | Waukesha |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1880 |
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| Additions | 1930 |
| Survey Date | 1991 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
The home was originally built by Frank W. Lyman, a conductor with the Milwaukee Road. Lyman and his wife lived in the house between 1894 and 1915. Its third owners were Walter and Jessie Sleep who were responsible for the radical remodeling in the 1930s. Jessie Sleep was a daughter of Conrad Haertle, founder of the Waukesha Malleable Iron Co. and occupied this house until at least 1970. She oversaw the extensive 1930 remodeling. Coincidently, her sister, Marie Haertle Morton, was responsible for the radical remodeling of 214 N. Hartwell. Originally designed in the Italianate style, this residence was remodeled into a Georgian Revival building in the 1930s. The massing of the two story building, characteristic of the Italianate period, features a rectangular block preceded by a central pavilion which is unified by a frame cornice. The facade is a symmetrical composition with round headed arched windows on the first story, rectangular units on the second. The window enframements and door surrounds have been altered to suggest the Georgian Revival style; this is particularly evident in the broken pediment above the main entrance. The exterior of the building is covered with cream brick. A frame conservatory projects to the east. This two-story Georgian Revival house is constructed of cream bricks and features a low-pitched hipped roof with a wooden frieze. The house has a prominent two-story central entry pavilion with returned eaves. The front door in the slightly projecting entry pavilion has a frontispiece consisting of pilasters, an entablature, and elliptically-arched cornice. Above the door is a transom. Windows of the first floor wall are multiple-light round arched double-hung sashes. The second floor windows are six-over-six light double-hung sashes. The window above the frontispiece in the entry pavilion is a double-hung sash with multiple lights and a segmental arch. There is a sun room off of the east wall and it features tall, multi-light windows and transoms. A frame play house built by the Sleep family still sits in the back of the house. While this house was an older home that was remodeled in 1930, original details have been covered up. The house has the classical details, symmetry, and proportions of a Georgian Revival house. Its prominent entry pavilion is typical of the style and is expertly done in this design. The Lyman-Sleep house is considered a pivotal structure within the McCall Historic District. The building is a hybrid, combining elements of the Italianate and Georgian Revival styles. Visually the building is an important component of the district, sited on a large lot which is defined by a low stone fence. See Frame House, 507 N. Grand Avenue (WK 1/15). |
| Bibliographic References | (A) "McCall Street Walking Tour" Waukesha County Historical Museum. (B) Birds Eye View of Waukesha, 1880 (Knauker & Co.) (C) Waukesha City Directory, 1892. (D) Sanborn-Perris Fire Insurance Maps. (E) Tax Rolls. (F) Building abstract, in possession of the owner. (G) Building permits. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | McCall Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) |
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| National Register Listing Date | Mar 29, 1993 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Contributing | Yes |
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