Bob and I had a great 3+ hour walk around Wauwatosa today to check out some of the murals that adorn buildings along the busy North Avenue as well as some homes on one of 5 self-guided walking tours put together by the City of Wauwatosa Historical Preservation Commission to showcase local examples of Arts and Crafts, Bungalow, and Mail-Order homes.
But first, we went back to the library, as it was in the desired direction, and Bob had found a cut-through from “our” neighborhood that we were interested in checking out. It was a lovely mid-70s F day for a walkabout.
(which is 2 streets parallel from Rogers)
which lead up to the combined City Hall
and Public Library building.
We then started walking east on North Avenue from Wauwatosa Street.
Walking east on North Avenue
brought us into the East Tosa neighborhood.
on the side of BelAir Cantina
on the side of the Heartland Information Research Building
on the side of Little Village Play Cafe
as we were walking to the start of the architecture walking tour
We walked through a number of neighborhoods to get to the architectural walking tour, but the Washington Highlands neighborhood was especially lovely. So many trees, beautiful homes, and well landscaped lawns and/or gardens.
We mainly chose the Tour A tour today because it was closest to the other things we had planned. However, the guide described this route as offering examples of the full range of Arts and crafts and bungalow styling. The homes on the route were built between 1908 and 1928.
First, a couple of brief definitions. Arts and Crafts is a style that can appear in many forms of architecture. It can be in the use of materials, overall styling, simplicity of elements, or decorative details. Bungalows are a building form rather than an architectural style. They are typically a1.5 story home with a broad, low-gabled roof with overhanging eaves and a prominent porch.
by Frank and Oscar Bader in 1916.
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