Painting
The First House in Milwaukee, Matthias Stein, Owner
![This house, built on a hill close to the Milwaukee River, was the only one in the city as late as 1840. The owner of the house, Martin [Matthias] Stein, a gun maker, moved to the region in the late 1830s. Hölzlhuber means to show it at that earlier time, when Native Americans who came to trade with fur dealer Solomon Juneau camped nearby. A canoe is banked at the water's edge, near a tipi and large tree stump. Hölzlhuber lived opposite this house, with the Vintschger family, for four years. He remarked that the house, still occupied by Stein and his family, "appeared rather funny" situated between 4-story buildings that had since been built.
Taken from Hölzlhuber's description of the scene, translated by Vera Kroner.](http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700004100010/0410000094-l.jpg "The First House in Milwaukee, Matthias Stein, Owner")
| This house, built on a hill close to the Milwaukee River, was the only one in the city as late as 1840. The owner of the house, Martin [Matthias] Stein, a gun maker, moved to the region in the late 1830s. Hölzlhuber means to show it at that earlier time, when Native Americans who came to trade with fur dealer Solomon Juneau camped nearby. A canoe is banked at the water's edge, near a tipi and large tree stump. Hölzlhuber lived opposite this house, with the Vintschger family, for four years. He remarked that the house, still occupied by Stein and his family, "appeared rather funny" situated between 4-story buildings that had since been built. Taken from Hölzlhuber's description of the scene, translated by Vera Kroner. |
| Image ID: | 28083 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1858 |
| Creator Name: | Hölzlhuber, Franz, 1826-1898 |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Franz Hölzlhuber sketches and associated materials, 1856-1860, 1959 |
| Genre: | Painting |
| Original Format Type: | paintings |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3131.11 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 8 inches |
| This image is one of forty-two watercolor drawings from a sketchbook by Holzlhuber, documenting his trip to the U.S., especially to Wisconsin and Canada in 1856-1860. Originally translated from Holzlhuber's journal as Martin Stein, the owner's name was actually Matthias Stein. |
| Forests and forestry |
| Rivers |
| Dwellings |
| Trails |
| Canoes and canoeing |
| Shorelines |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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