Property Record
2920-2922 W STATE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | M.A. Kleinsteuber House |
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| Other Name: | Michael and Carolina Stark House |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 110197 |
| Location (Address): | 2920-2922 W STATE ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | duplex/two-flat |
| Architectural Style: | Arts and Crafts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Concordia Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/30/1985 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of West Side Area |
| Additional Information: | Louis Auer & Son were the masons. Locally designated: 10-11-1988. "This two-family, brick-veneered structure was built by Monroe Kleinsteuber. It is best described as Craftsman of Arts & Crafts. The Craftsman Style, ca. 1895-1930, was popularized by publications such as Gustav Stickley's "The Craftsman" magazine, which helped to promote the Bungalow style and Prairie School architecture. While "veneered" indicates that this structure was clad in brick, the interior is richly finished in wood. The two, three-bedroom flats are completely separate from each other. Over the years, few changes have been made to them and the original woodwork remains. The current owners have meticulously returned the upper unit to its original appearance and have reinstalled several vintage gas and electric light fixtures. Carl Kleinsteuber, Monroe's father, owned and ran a brass foundry at 3rd and State streets. It was in this shop that Christopher Sholes developed his design for the typewriter. Monroe and his brother invented and patented a combined police and fire call box, once found throughout Milwaukee and later in use across the country. Monroe died in 1924. His widow continued to live at the address until her death in 1940. Raymond and Grace Diedrich became the next owners. Mr. Diedrich was a pharmacist who owned a shop on 27th Street. After 1956, and for the next 30 years, the property was used variously as a rooming house, nursing home, and for a number of years, served as the home of Marquette University Evans Scholars' Fraternity. In 1986, the duplex was returned to a two-family residence." Spaces & Traces Open House Tour, Historic Milwaukee Inc., 2012. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Spaces & Traces Open House Tour, Historic Milwaukee Inc., 2012. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |