Property Record
12724 N WAUWATOSA RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Seifert |
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| Reference Number: | 78696 |
| Location (Address): | 12724 N WAUWATOSA RD |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Mequon |
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| Year Built: | 1867 |
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| Additions: | 1909 |
| Survey Date: | 1990 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | DESCRIPTION THis one and one-half story Greek Revival house is constructed of fieldstone and is covered with stucco. It has a side gable form with a low-pitched gable roof with returned eaves. THere is an ell at the rear of the house. Windows are single-light double-hung sashes. The front facade has a row of small "eyebrow" windows on the second floor. The front porch has been enclosed. Also on the property is a gable-roofed shed with clapboard siding and a large gambrel roofed shed with clapboard siding and a large gambrel roofed barn. The large barn has board siding, large sliding doors, a fieldstone foundation, and a small window openings. At the end of the barn is a rock0faced concrete blocks. ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE This house is of architectural interest as an example of the Greek Revival influanced building. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND This property was owned by Gustav Seifert between 1867 and 1892 and by William Seifert between 1915 and 1954. [a] |
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| Bibliographic References: | [a] Plat Maps for the city of Mequon, 1867-1980, on file at the Mequon Historical Society, Mequon, Wisconsin, or the Archives at the State Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin. [b] Tax Rolls for the city of Mequon, 1857-1930, on file at the library, Mequon, Wisconsin. [c] Field observation based on architectural and historical information. [d] Information from the owner of the property. [e] Information from the building's datestone or inscription. [f] Freistadt Historical Society, Freistadt and the Lutheran Immigration, Mequon: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1989. [g] L. Rehm, Mequon History, on file at the Mequon Historical Society, Mequon, Wisconsin. [h] C.W. Butterfield, History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Chicago: Western Publishing Company, 1880. [i] Information from the Mequon Landmarks Commission, Mequon, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |