Property Record
2576 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2576 N 4TH ST)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Charles Ehlers House |
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| Reference Number: | 29380 |
| Location (Address): | 2576 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2576 N 4TH ST) |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1880 |
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| Survey Date: | 1980 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Whimsical brickwork and picturesque massing make this Queen Anne style house a neighborhood landmark on Milwaukee's north side. But the decorative highlight is the tower's delightful, heart-shaped brickwork, the "signature" of masonry contractor Charles Ehlers, whose skill and individualism as a mason are evident throughout. His decorative brick hood moldings, dogtooth stringcourses, and attractive brickwork panels under the first-floor windows use brick as other Queen Anne houses use shingles, wood, terracotta, and other materials for ornamentation and textural variety. Its compact front porch and equally elaborate two-level porch at the rear of the house exhibit some of Milwaukee’s handsomest Queen Anne style millwork. |
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| Bibliographic References: | BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 47. Tax Program Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |