Property Record
7518 S HOWELL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Deuster, Matthias, House |
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| Reference Number: | 148761 |
| Location (Address): | 7518 S HOWELL AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Oak Creek |
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| Year Built: | 1850 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
| Structural System: | Half Timber |
| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. This is a two-story house with a second-story addition on the east elevation and a one-story addition on the south elevation. Informants report the building is of timber-frame construction and has a clay-straw nogging between the timbers (fachwerk). The half-timber construction is covered with clapboards and horizontal boards. The building sits on a low, rubble stone foundation. A cornice runs across the original portion of the facade, dividing the first and second floors. The cornice is flared and underneath are exposed beams in the craftsman manner. There is also a plain, narrow frieze running under the eaves and plain corner boards. There is a central chimney and a south end chimney. The nogging was removed and replaced with insulation during remodeling. Two other buildings sit on the property, a small shed and a garage. These were built sometime during the early twentieth century. 2011: The house, which had been previously covered with clapboard, has been re-sided with vinyl and is now has a long breezeway-type wing that attaches to a garage. All windows are new. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture/History Survey: Rehab STH 38/S. Howell Ave.: Ryan Rd. To Grange Ave. WHS project number 12-0910/MI. December 2012. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |