Property Record
414 S EAST AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | William and Madge Stare House |
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| Reference Number: | 94247 |
| Location (Address): | 414 S EAST AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Waukesha |
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| Year Built: | 1940 |
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| Survey Date: | 198220112014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | International Style |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | Allan Wallsworth |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This home was built in circa 1939 for William H. and Madge Stare, as well as their daughter, Mary, who was a teacher. William was born in Texas in 1879 and worked as a salesman for a coal company. He lived in the house into the 1960s and died in 1967. The house was designed by Allen Wallsworth, who was educated at the Chicago Art Institute and worked with Jarvis Hunt and the firm of Thielbar & Fugard before serving as the City of Milwaukee architect in the early 1960s. 2011- "Two-stories in height, this International-style house is covered with stucco and topped with a low-pitched hipped roof. A single-story, flat-roof garage is attached to the house's n01th sidewall. It is topped with a balcony roof encircled by a metal railing. A single-story, hipped-roof block extends from the house's south faryade and is outfitted on all sides by a continuous bank of four-light casement windows with horizontal muntins. Three-light casements define the other facades and the upper story at each corner feature pairs of wraparound, three-light examples. This home was built in circa 1939 for William H. and Madge Stare, as well as their daughter, Mary, who was a teacher. William was born in Texas in 1879 and worked as a salesman for a coal company. He lived in the house into the 1960s and died in 1967. The Wisconsin Historic Preservation Database cites Allen Wallsw01th as architect, but this could not be confirmed via building permits. Wallsworth was educated at the Chicago Att Institute and worked with Jarvis Hunt and the firm of Thielbar & Fugard before serving as the City of Milwaukee architect in the early 1960s." -"S East Avenue: E Sunset Dr (south) to Wabash Ave (north)", WisDOT#2718-12-00, Prepared by Heritage Research,Ltd.(Faltinson), 2011. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct S. East Ave.: Sunset Dr. To College Ave., Waukesha.” WHS project number 12-0262/WK. June 2011. Prepared by heritage Research, Ltd. Permit dated 9 November 1939; est. cost, $6,700; owner, Stare; architect, Wallsworth; contractor, E.C. De Remer. Permit dated 18 August 1953; stucco to residence. Permit dated 21 July 1975; dining room addition. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |