2004 Highlands Tour of Homes
The Washington Highlands seems to have a limitless supply of
beautiful homes. For the third (and, at least for a while, final) year, the
Wauwatosa Historical Society’s Tour of Homes – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
2 – will feature six homes in the highlands:
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Douglas and Jane Hagerman’s Spanish Colonial
Revival home at 6026 Washington Blvd.
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Chris and Lesa Potos’ Tudor Revival home at
6248 Upper Parkway North
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Caroline Krider and Paul Smith’s Colonial
Revival home at 1613 Upper Parkway South
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Chris and Holly Tesmer’s Tudor Revival home
at 1521 Upper Parkway South
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Tom and Maria Johnson’s Spanish Colonial
Revival home at 1842 Alta Vista Avenue
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Marshall and Jenny Chay’s Mediterranean
Revival home at 6614 Hillcrest Drive
Tickets will cost $12 in advance and are available at the
Little Read Book Store, 7603 W. State St., by mail or phone order to the
Wauwatosa Historical Society, 7406 Hillcrest Dr., Wauwatosa, WI 53213,
414-774-8672. On the day of the tour, tickets will be $15 and will be available
at the Chay residence. Children under 10 are not permitted on the tour.
2003 Highlands Tour of Homes
“Highland Classics II,” the Wauwatosa Historical
Society’s 2003 Tour of Homes on Saturday, October 4, again includes six
beautiful homes from the Washington Highlands. The tour, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
features the homes of:
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Don and Mary Jo Layden, 6300 Washington
Circle
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Michael and Dana Galiga, 1616 Alta Vista Ave.
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Todd and Jan Graveline, 1718 Martha
Washington Dr.
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Tom and Nancy Gazzana, 6150 Washington Circle
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James and Kathleen Rushmer, 6634 Revere Ave.
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Michael and Maureen Klein, 1816 Alta Vista
Ave.
Tickets will cost $12 in advance and are available at the
Little Read Book Store, 7603 W. State St., by mail or phone order to the
Wauwatosa Historical Society, 7406 Hillcrest Dr., Wauwatosa, WI 53213,
414-774-8672. On the day of the tour, tickets will be $15 and available at the
Layden and Rushmer residences. Children under 10 are not permitted on the tour.
2002 Highlands Class Tour of Homes
The Wauwatosa Historical Society will conduct a "Highlands
Classic Tour of Homes" on Saturday, October 5th, 2002. All homes are
within walking distance for the tour which begins at 10 am and ends at 4 pm and
promises to whet the appetites of those who have longed to sneak a peek inside
these grand old homes. This tour offers that chance, while raising money
for the Wauwatosa Historical Society.
The Symphony Showcase Returns to the
Highlands
For the second time in five years, a home in the Washington
Highlands has been chosen as the Milwaukee Symphony Showhouse. The 2001
Showhouse will be the Fessler residence at 1604 Alta Vista Avenue. Many of
the area's top interior designers wills showcase their work there next
September. Look for more Showcase news in upcoming Highlands Newsletters
and on this site.
Washington Highlands Wins National
Landscape Award
The Washington Homes Association accepted a prestigious award
from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for the neighborhood's
timeless and historic landscape design, recognizing it as a premier example of
Garden City planning.1
Designed in 1916 by internationally-famous planners
Werner Hegemann and
Elbert Peets, this model residential neighborhood is laid out with curving
streets that preserve the natural topographical features of the 133-acre site.
The plan minimizes through-traffic while providing private parks, design
controls and a variety of housing types.
Residential architecture includes fourteen eclectic revival styles popular
during the 1920's and 1930's.
According to Joe Pepitone, who sits on the Wisconsin Chapter
of the ASLA and works for the Zimmerman Design Group in Wauwatosa, the award is
quite an honor for the Washington Highlands.
"The Washington Homes Association, which serves the
Highlands, should also be applauded for their efforts in keeping the Highlands a
treasure through the years."
Members of the Board of Directors of the Washington Homes
Association, the Mayor of Wauwatosa and other city officials were present
December 9th in the Washington Highlands when Joe Pepitone presented the
award.
The award, an attractive bronze plaque, will be mounted on a
stone in Applecroft Park.
1The
Washington Highlands Historic District was officially listed on the National
Register in December, 1989. In 1991, the Wauwatosa Landmarks Commission,
through the power of the Wauwatosa Common Council, selected the Washington
Highlands Historic District as the official 1991 Wauwatosa Landmark
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