Mar 21, 2010
David W. Howie House
The David W. Howie House is a 2.5-story Queen Anne-styled house built in 1886 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, still very intact. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 16, 1986. History David Howie was an agent of the Northwest Fuel Company, which dealt in coal, wholesale and retail. His wife Adda was a published author and an innovator in dairy farming techniques. They had this house built in 1886. It is two stories plus an attic, clad in cream brick, with elaborate wood trim around the windows. The front porch is decorated with turned posts and spindles. The gable ends are decorated with wood shingles. Two tall ornate chimneys tower above the roof.[3] All these are Queen Anne hallmarks, but combined with unusual restraint by architect C.F. Ringer. Howie lived in the house from 1886 to 1897, then moved to Elm Grove. The Howie house became a rooming house after WWII. In 1978 it was stripped and further subdivided. In 1993 it was bought by Andrew and Marie Parker and restored, now operating as a Manderley bed and breakfast.
David W. Howie House
The David W. Howie House is a 2.5-story Queen Anne-styled house built in 1886 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, still very intact. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 16, 1986. History David Howie was an agent of the Northwest Fuel Company, which dealt in coal, wholesale and retail. His wife Adda was a published author and an innovator in dairy farming techniques. They had this house built in 1886. It is two stories plus an attic, clad in cream brick, with elaborate wood trim around the windows. The front porch is decorated with turned posts and spindles. The gable ends are decorated with wood shingles. Two tall ornate chimneys tower above the roof.[3] All these are Queen Anne hallmarks, but combined with unusual restraint by architect C.F. Ringer. Howie lived in the house from 1886 to 1897, then moved to Elm Grove. The Howie house became a rooming house after WWII. In 1978 it was stripped and further subdivided. In 1993 it was bought by Andrew and Marie Parker and restored, now operating as a Manderley bed and breakfast.
Mar 21, 2010
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Sep 07, 2022
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Jan 16, 1986
Jan 16, 1986
National Register of Historic Places - David W. Howie House
Statement of Significance: The David W. Howie House is locally significant as a fine example of Queen Anne Style residential architecture. Although no architect has been attributed to its design, the Howie House demonstrates a clear understanding of Queen Anne design principles suggesting that an accomplished architect or master builder was involved in its design. In the context of Queen Anne houses in Milwaukee, The Howie House compares favorably with the city's finest examples. ASSOCIATED HISTORY David Howie was an agent for the Northwest Fuel Company, a wholesale and retail coal dealer. He lived in this house from 1886 to 1897 when he moved to Elm Grove in rural, Waukesha County. The Howie House was one of the major residences built along this part of Wells Street when it was a fashionable new upper middle class residential street. Howie could commute to his downtown office via the West Side Railway Company's Wells Street horsecar line.
National Register of Historic Places - David W. Howie House
Statement of Significance: The David W. Howie House is locally significant as a fine example of Queen Anne Style residential architecture. Although no architect has been attributed to its design, the Howie House demonstrates a clear understanding of Queen Anne design principles suggesting that an accomplished architect or master builder was involved in its design. In the context of Queen Anne houses in Milwaukee, The Howie House compares favorably with the city's finest examples. ASSOCIATED HISTORY David Howie was an agent for the Northwest Fuel Company, a wholesale and retail coal dealer. He lived in this house from 1886 to 1897 when he moved to Elm Grove in rural, Waukesha County. The Howie House was one of the major residences built along this part of Wells Street when it was a fashionable new upper middle class residential street. Howie could commute to his downtown office via the West Side Railway Company's Wells Street horsecar line.
Posted Date
Sep 07, 2022
Historical Record Date
Jan 16, 1986
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
