3288 N LAKE DR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

3288 N LAKE DR

Architecture and History Inventory
3288 N LAKE DR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:HENRY M. THOMPSON HOUSE
Other Name:WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR TORAH STUDY
Contributing:
Reference Number:48074
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):3288 N LAKE DR
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1913
Additions: 1949 1928
Survey Date:1980
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:English Revival Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Limestone
Architect: Eschweiler and Eschweiler - 1928 Tea House; A.C. ESCHWEILER (1913)
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
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 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).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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