Property Record
400 OAKLAND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Thomas Swan Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 121072 |
| Location (Address): | 400 OAKLAND AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Mukwonago (village) |
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| Year Built: | 1892 |
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| Survey Date: | 2001 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | William Vick (Builder) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Cruciform variation of gabled ell form. Two porches on main facade. Each decorated with with pedimented roofs, shingle siding, spindlework, turned posts and sawn balustrade. Entrances feature carved wooden screen doors. Stained glass windows evident. Canted corners with spindlework ornaments. Thomas Swan was a noted wool and livestock dealer in 1870s into the 1900s. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historic name and designer name taken from "Mukwonago Chief", 23 May 1892. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |