Charles Allis House
The Charles Allis House (also known as the Charles Allis Art Library) is a historic house located at 1630 East Royall Place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is locally significant due to its association with Charles Allis, who took a deep interest in art and was the first president of the Milwaukee Art Society and a trustee of the Layton Art Gallery, among other things.
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Location | 1630 E. Royall Pl., Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 43°3′13″N 87°53′25″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1909 |
Architect | Eschweiler, Alexander C. |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 75000072[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 17, 1975 |
Description and history
Constructed in 1909, the 2-1/2 story house was designed by the distinguished local architect Alexander C. Eschweiler. It has exterior walls of mauve-brown Ohio brick trimmed with Lake Superior sandstone of a similar but lighter hue. Steeply pitched intersecting gabled roofs top the house.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 1975.[1]
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