NFS Form 10-900 l \ ^ | "••. / ;' ** QMS l4>. 10024-0018 (January 1992) -- *\:S/ bam * V *...= ..' ....->•' | Wisconsin Word Processing Format (Approved 1/92) ——-T- --.—.— ...-..— United States Department of Interior FEB | 6 2DOO National Park Service ; \ I A «**% NATIONAL REGISTER, HISTORY National Register of Historic Places I & EDUCATION Registration_. _. & Form_ • I5 ———————————————NATIONAL PARK SERVICE This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NFS Form 10-900A). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 11. Name of Property historic name North Point North Historic District other names/site number Oilman's Subdivision of Part of Lockwood's Addition 2. Location street & number Various (see inventory)_________________________N/A not for publication city or town_____Milwaukee_________________________________N/A vicinity_______ state Wisconsin_____code WI county Milwaukee___________code 079 zip code 53201 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant nationally statewide X locally. ( See continuation sheet for additional comments.) _,ri ^<Lx£u^gL. ~&Z L jt:t—£^-——---^ ___________-^ / 8 Signature of certifying official/Title 2\ Date State Historic Preservation Officer-WI State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. ( See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of commenting official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau North Point North Historic District Milwaukee Wisconsin Name of Property County and State 14. National Park Service Certification I hertoy certify that the property is: /^ntered in the National Register. • __ See continuation sheet. _ determined eligible for the National Register. __ See continuation sheet. _ determined not eligible for the National Register. __ See continuation sheet. _ removed from the National Register. _ other, (explain:) ignature of the Keeper Date of Action 15.i____________ Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (check as many boxes as (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources as apply) in the count) X private building(s) contributing noncontributing X public-local X district 191 7 buildings ____ public-State structure 1 sites ____ public-Federal site structures object objects 192 7 total Name of related multiple property listing: Number of contributing resources (Enter "N/A" if property not part of a multiple property is previously listed in the National Register listing. ________None___________________ 1 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC/single dwelling____ DOMESTIC/single dwelling DOMESTIC/multiple dwelling DOMESTIC/multiple dwelling DOMESTIC/secondary structure DOMESTIC/secondary structure 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Tudor Revival Foundation Concrete Colonial Revival walls Brick Bungalow/Craftsman Stucco Other: Arts & Crafts roof Slate other Stone Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 1NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8-86) Wisconsin Word Processing Format (Approved 1/92) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 7 Page 1 North Point North Historic District ________________Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI Description The North Point North Historic District is a clearly definable part of the larger upper-middle-class residential area on the city of Milwaukee's upper east side that is one of Milwaukee's most architecturally significant neighborhoods.1 The District is characterized by wide streets, large, well-built, architect-designed homes, and by commanding views of Lake Michigan. Situated atop a bluff overlooking the lake, the North Point North Historic District is located about two miles northeast of Milwaukee's central business district. The District lies just northeast of the North Point Water Tower (NRHP 2-23-73), an elaborate stone-clad High Victorian Gothic style structure surrounded by a small formal park (Water Tower Park) that serves as the demarcation point between the North Point North residential area to its north and the older North Point South (NRHP 9-4-79) residential area to its south. "North Point" refers to a bulge in the coastline of Lake Michigan that, in conjunction with "South Point," forms the greater Milwaukee harbor. The North Point area became one of Milwaukee's most prestigious residential neighborhoods, largely because of the panoramic lake views that its bluff sites command. The District includes the residential area that is bounded approximately by North Wahl Avenue, East Park Place, the northwest (rear) lot line of North Summit Avenue, North Downer Avenue, and the north and east lot lines of St. Mary's Hospital. It also includes the east-facing Lake Park side of a single block (the 2700 block of N. Lake St.) that consists of lots and houses adjacent to and similar to those in the District. Lake Park (NRHP 4-22-93) extends from Water Tower Park north to Kenwood Boulevard and it is bounded on the east by Lake Michigan and on the west by North Wahl Avenue and North Lake Drive. It is a wooded park containing a golf course, various pavilions and picnic areas connected by a system of curving pathways and roads. It provides the principal focus for several adjacent residential neighborhoods, including North Point North, and its proximity was instrumental in the development of North Point North as an upper- middle-class residential area. North Point North Historic District consists of a portion of the bluff that was known as Oilman's Subdivision of Part of Lockwood's Addition. The District includes most of the blocks that comprised the original subdivision, some peripheral properties having been excluded because they differ in land use. Exclusively residential, the District portion of the original subdivision is bordered by Lake Park to the east and to the south, by St. Mary's Hospital and other institutional and commercial buildings to the west, and by another residential neighborhood to the north. North Point North is built-up mostly with large, masonry, single-family homes, although it includes a number of low rise apartment buildings, as well as former mansions that have been converted into multi-family dwellings. There are few vacant lots within the district. The contributing residences in the District were built between 1895 and 1949 and are considerably larger than the houses in most Milwaukee neighborhoods. Most were built for prominent Milwaukee citizens during the first three decades of the twentieth century, and they reflect both the high status of their original owners and the prosperity of the era in which they were built. Most of the residences are two and a half stories in height, the partial third story often intended for servants' quarters. There are also eight apartment buildings in the district, which range from two to four stories in height. The smallest ones contain four units each and the largest contains twenty-four units. With some exceptions, the District's buildings are predominantly clad in masonry. The most frequently used exterior materials are brown brick with wood and limestone trim, but there are a number of stone-faced residences as well. There is also some use of stucco, especially in conjunction with brick. In addition, there are a few clapboard-clad examples. 1 The 1990 population of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin's largest city, was 628,088. 2NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8-86) Wisconsin Word Processing Format (Approved 1/92) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 7 Page 2 North Point North Historic District _____________ Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI The architectural styles represented in the district include the Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, German Renaissance Revival, Tudor Revival, Georgian Revival, Mediterranean Revival, Arts and Crafts, Craftsman and Prairie School styles. English- influenced designs predominate, few of which are actually academically faithful to their English models. Most, however, are only vaguely reminiscent of them, their designs reflecting the eclecticism that permeated both American and