Property Record
3432 N LAKE DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Samuel A. Field Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 116702 |
| Location (Address): | 3432 N LAKE DR |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Additions: | 1928 |
| Survey Date: | 197920202022 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | August Fiedler, Chicago; Robt. A. Messmer & Bro. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: English Tudor mansion with a Bedford stone exterior. The house was originally located at 303 Martin (now part of Juneau Park at the end of State Street) and was moved in 1928 when the park was expanded. The house was disassembled stone by stone, and rebuilt on its new site. (See Zimmerman for details on the interesting labeling of stones, and the moving process.) In the rebuilding, owner George Kuehn lowered the house by one story, using extra stone blocks to build a four-car garage. He also added a new copper tile roof and a solarium. Construction date, 1890. Addition and alterations, 1928. (1, 2) Samuel A. Field Residence, 1890-1911. (1) Field Family Residence, 1911-1920. (1) George Louis Kuehn Residence, 1920-?. (1) HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Home of Samuel A. Field (1820-1911), who came to Milwaukee from eastern New York in 1849. He made a fortune in real estate and amassed a large art collection, which was given away to museums when he died. 2020/2022: This 2-story Tudor Revival house was constructed in 1928 (the original building was constructed in 1890 for Samuel Field as designed by August Fiedler, but it was disassembled stone by stone in 1928 and reassembled, minus one story and with the addition of a solarium and four-car garage, in its current location). The house is of Bedford stone construction with a steeply-pitched hipped roof clad in copper tile; the four-car garage addition projects from the west elevation and was designed in 1928 to match the house’s original 1890 Tudor Revival aesthetic. The front elevation faces north and contains a Flemish gable on a projecting entry bay. Carved stone columns frame a small entry porch, the majority of which is obscured from view due to adjacent foliage; the porch roof supports a small balcony with a stone railing. A tall, stone chimney with decoratively carved detailing extends above the roof line just east of the front entry. Additional stone carving is located in a panel above second story windows in the center of the façade and on the imposts on either side of the Flemish gable. Windows appear to be 1-over-1 and many feature transoms with stone mullions. Additional Flemish gables cap wall dormers throughout the building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1. Zimmermann, H. Russell, Milwaukee Journal. (August 13, 1967) 2. Building Permit Records. 3. Richard S. Davis, 50 Years of Architecture, Milwaukee, 1943. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |