Property Record
716 E SILVER SPRING DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Consaul, William Sr., Home |
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| Reference Number: | 155423 |
| Location (Address): | 716 E SILVER SPRING DR |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Whitefish Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1856 |
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| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Possibly the oldest surviving residence in Whitefish Bay. William Consaul Sr willed the house to his son William H. upon his death in 1855. William H. lived here with his wife Ruth and their children Mary Jane and Frank were born in the house in 1859 and 1862 respectively. The house was later conveyed to Mary Jane Consaul and her husband, Lewis F. Scheife (also referred to in some documents as "Schief"). In 1894 the house became the Kilbourn Fresh Air Society Home for young city children, brought out to the country to spend the spring and fall months. At the time most of the land surrounding this house was open farm field. The Consaul family was among the earliest known residents of the area that eventually became Whitefish Bay. The Consaul farmland occupied approximately 30 acres in the heart of the Village, extending from Lake Michigan to present day Santa Monica Boulevard, and from Silver Spring Drive north to Lake View Avenue. In addition to farming, several members of the family fished the bay and provided whitefish to area restaurants, including the Whitefish Bay Resort. The foundation to the house was added in 1923. The home was remodeled in 1945 and a garage added in 1959. The summer kitchen is no longer extant. A Victorian porch had been added at some point and was later removed by Howard Horton, an interior decorator who lived in the residence. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Whitefish Bay Architecture and History Inventory, Whitefish Bay Historic Preservation Commission. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |