2576 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2576 N 4TH ST) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

2576 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2576 N 4TH ST)

Architecture and History Inventory
2576 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2576 N 4TH ST) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Charles Ehlers House
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Reference Number:29380
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2576 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2576 N 4TH ST)
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
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 AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
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.
Bibliographic References:BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 47. Tax Program Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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