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rooms were cut up and showers installed. A 3rd floor ballroom was cut into many smaller rooms also. Plumbing pipes have been thrust through the old ceilings with no regard to the original details. Water entry HAD greatly damaged the house in multiple places, esp the Palm Room at the NW corner of the home. The main entrance of the home originally faced EAST... towards 34th St, (where there is now a 1930's Apt. Bldg) with a long carriage way coming from the east to the current portico. The windows on that side were sealed and covered with 1940s wallboard at this time, making the original entrance disappear. Above the portico, on the second floor was a small chapel for the family. Later, first floor drop ceilings were added, obscuring the details in the ceilings, esp. in the men's parlor (SE corner) The carriage house is long gone. A charm of a house, but little of the original details exist. Major renovations in the early 2020's have brought extensive updates to the property.
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During WWII the property was majorly remodeled to make what was then just another Old House into dormitory style accommodations for dozens of men coming into Milwaukee to work in the local factories. The grand staircase was replaced with something that could be found in an old School Bldg. The upper
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and completed in 1905. The building is an example of German Renaissance Revival style: the builder was Strachota Builders. The building was locally designated a historic building locally designated: 2-15-1983. The Harnischfeger House was built on Grand Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The street is
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the building is a 2-½ story, gable-roofed mansion which was built on limestone. There are numerous projecting and receding elements.
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Example of German Renaissance Revival Architectural elements seen on the front/east side of the building
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The building is 8,810sq ft with 13 bedrooms 5.5 bathrooms and 21 total rooms.
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mansion completed in 1905. The home was built for Wisconsin Industrialist
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43°02′21″N 87°57′25″W / 43.03912°N 87.95694°W / 43.03912; -87.95694
industrialist
Henry Harnischferger
Eugene R. Liebert
Wisconsin Historical Society
German Renaissance Revival style
Henry Harnischfeger

Eugene R. Liebert
Atlas (architecture)
balcony
Corbelled
Oriel window
arcaded
loggia


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