Property Record
836 E BIRCH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Roy O. & Hazel Papenthein House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 189444 |
| Location (Address): | 836 E BIRCH AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Whitefish Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1927 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Roy O. Papenthien (architect) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Roy Oliver Papenthein was born in Illinois in 1891 and moved with his family to Milwaukee by 1907, when he began working there as a draftsman. In 1915, he began working for Alexander Chadbourne Eschweiler until his service in the army during World War I from 1918 through 1919. Papenthein worked in 1923 for Milwaukee architect, Hugo Haueser. In 1924, he established a partnership with Roland C. Velguth, who earned his Bachelor’s Degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1916. The partnership of Velguth & Papenthein lasted until Velguth’s death in 1928. Papenthein continued practicing independently until 1949, when he partnered in the formation of a construction company called Moe, Weiss & Papenthein. 836 E. Birch Avenue, 843 E. Birch Avenue, 1071 E. Circle Drive, 4723 N. Cramer Street, 4723 N. Cumberland Boulevard, 1200 E. Hampton Road, 200 E. Lexington Boulevard, 4773 N. Newhall Street, and 1019 E. Sylvan Avenue are specificaaly attributed to Roy Oliver Papenthein. As a designer, Roy Oliver Papenthein was well versed in the Revival styles. A large number of the buildings that he designed in Whitefish Bay are located in the proposed Pabst Whitefish Bay Residential Historic District. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Architect Files. On file at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation & Public History, Madison, Wisconsin. Building permit records on file at Whitefish Bay Village Hall. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |