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Property Record

3288 N LAKE DR

Historic Name:
HENRY M. THOMPSON HOUSE
Other Name:
WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR TORAH STUDY
Reference Number:
48074

Property Location

Location (Address)
3288 N LAKE DR
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1913
Additions
1949, 1928
Survey Date
1980
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Limestone
Architect
Eschweiler and Eschweiler - 1928 Tea House,A.c. Eschweiler (1913)
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

S.J. BROCKMAN WAS THE BUILDER.

Current Name: (as of 1979) - St. Mary's Ecumenical Retreat and Conference Center (Episcopal Church).

Large lakefront mansion inspired by English Tudor forms.

1949 - chapel added.

1928 - teahouse added.

S.J. Brockman was the builder.
Bibliographic References
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 7/5/1995. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 7/23/1995. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 8/16/1995. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 8/29/1995. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 8/28/1995. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 7/16/1995. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 7/14/1995. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 8/1/1996. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 7/8/1996. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1/29/1998. Wisconsin Architectural Archives. Permit. Zimmerman, H. Russell, Milwaukee Journal (Nov. 27, 1977).

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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Attribution

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