Historic Whitefish Bay: A Celebration of Architecture and Character

by Jefferson J. Aikin, Thomas H. Fehring

Overview

Incorporated in 1892, Whitefish Bay is a pleasant, verdant village that is home to more than fourteen thousand people. More than half of its five thousand houses and other structures have been deemed historic or architecturally important. Even casual passersby can attest to the architectural significance of these buildings, and while the personal history attached to them is less apparent, it is no less dramatic. Their walls retain the stories of their remarkable inhabitants, from the outhouse where the first village president disappeared in 1899 with $20,000 in public funds to the lakeside Beaux-Arts mansion built by a Schlitz Brewing Company heir with eight varieties of Italian marble. Jefferson J. Aikin and Thomas H. Fehring examine these landmark treasures and the legacy of the residents they help preserve.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467137591
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	10/16/2017
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	304,100
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Jefferson J. Aikin, a former journalist for the Milwaukee Sentinel and the Associated Press, is president of the Whitefish Bay Historic Preservation Commission and a member of the Whitefish Bay Historical Society. Thomas H. Fehring's previous work with Arcadia Publishing and the History Press includes Images of Whitefish Bay and Chronicles of Whitefish Bay. He is co-founder of the Southeastern Wisconsin chapter of the Society for Industrial Archeology and a member of the Historic Preservation Commission, as well as the Whitefish Bay Historical Society

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

Preface 11

Introduction 17

1 The Early Settlers 21

2 Historic Day Avenue 36

3 A Stroll down Lake Drive: The Grand Homes of Lake Drive (and One Historic Restaurant and Park) 49

4 Bay Residents You Wish You Had Known 81

5 Important Architects and Designers 118

6 Downtown Whitefish Bay 135

7 Whitefish Bay Institutions: Churches, Schools, Clubs and Lodges 146

8 Lake Heights, Lawndale and the Bay Ridge and Kent Avenues Historic Districts 162

9 Pabst, Idlewild and Lake Crest Historic Districts 176

10 Fairmount and Highland View, Cumberland Forest and Palo Alto, Big Bay Park and Bay Village Historic Districts 191

11 Lake Woods and Ortonwood Triangle and Wilshire Historic Districts 203

Appendix. Properties on the Whitefish Bay Architecture and History Inventory (AHI) 215

Index 233

About the Authors 239

Editorial Reviews

Incorporated in 1892, Whitefish Bay is a pleasant, verdant village that is home to more than fourteen thousand people. More than half of its five thousand houses and other structures have been deemed historic or architecturally important. Even casual passersby can attest to the architectural significance of these buildings, and while the personal history attached to them is less apparent, it is no less dramatic. Their walls retain the stories of their remarkable inhabitants, from the outhouse where the first village president disappeared in 1899 with $20,000 in public funds to the lakeside Beaux-Arts mansion built by a Schlitz Brewing Company heir with eight varieties of Italian marble. Jefferson J. Aikin and Thomas H. Fehring examine these landmark treasures and the legacy of the residents they help preserve.

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