Property Record
4448 N Maryland Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | George E. Morgan House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 16941 |
| Location (Address): | 4448 N Maryland Ave |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Shorewood |
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| Year Built: | 1926 |
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| Additions: | 1957 1980 |
| Survey Date: | 19852011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
| Architect: | Ernest Flagg |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Morgan, George E., House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/12/1985 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County |
| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property named 'Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County'. 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Cotswold Cottage. A 'site file' titled "Northeast Shorewood Historic District" also 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, State Historic Preservation Office. One of the Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County. This two-story rectangular Flagg System house faces west and has an attached garage. It is capped by a steep hip roof with composition shingles. The window and door openings are asymmetrical. There is one pair of ridge dormers, five gable dormers, and two chimneys with distinctive round openings. Inside, the house has a beam and girder ceiling on the first floor. The casement windows open inward over tile sills. There is a partial basement. The bathroom floor is one step up from the second floor hallway. There is an airing porch over the garage. In 1957 a rear porch was enclosed with glass and in 1980 a composition roof, vinyl storms and screens were added. This house is architecturally significant because it is one of a group of stone masonry houses built by Arnold F. Meyer according to Ernest Flagg's method of construction, and therefore contains many of the Flagg System features. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Building Permit #13, Village of Shorewood. B. Alteration Permits. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |