the second floor. The fanciful, romantic design of
and two smaller rooms, the rear room originally
the library ceiling, floor, trim and fireplace was
a servant’s quarter. There are two bathrooms on
the creation of artists/painters Rolf Herzog and
the third floor, one adjacent to the ballroom is
was recovered from Frederick and Ida Pabst’s
JoAnn Binder of Milwaukee. The ceiling above the
equipped with a functional water closet. The
mansion, Woodbine, on Oconomowoc Lake, was
shower in the bathroom off the library was raised
plaster lunettes above each ballroom window
conceptualized by Hayden & Co. of New York.
to accommodate a very tall tenant. The sunroom’s
show a classical design of urns and laurels. The
It was originally designed to soften the interior
warm ceramic floor, ceiling-to-floor windows,
plaster fireplace is topped by a plaque of playful
of the Pabst home, which was built entirely
and sidelights allows streams of sunlight to filter
putties and sconces. The spiral staircase to the
of concrete. The old-growth oak lumber was
in, making the room an ideal retreat for reading
rooftop terrace is accessed via a ship-type hatch.
retrieved from Lake Superior to match the tight
books and sipping tea. The master bedroom’s
The home was not only complete, but it was as
grain of the original 1900 interior. The staircase
marble fireplace is warm and inviting.
grand as it was intended.
H o p e H a s a H om e The oak staircase and wood paneling, which
leads to a library, sunroom and two bedrooms on
The third floor features a large ballroom
Just a few years later in 1906, the property and newly constructed home, coach house, and stable were sold to Carl and Helena Phillipson Herzfeld. Carl Herzfeld married Helena Phillipson, sister of his business partner Richard I. Phillipson, and together, Carl and Richard established the
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Herzfeld-Phillipson Corp. Along with the Stone brothers of Chicago, they bought Julius Simon’s dry goods store, Boston Store, located on 4th Street
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and Grand Avenue. The store offered multi vendors selling a variety of goods under one roof, a concept first popularized by a Massachusetts retailer. Mr. Herzfeld was a far-sighted and sagacious business man. As head of the Air Service Committee of the Association of Commerce, he aided in developing air travel in and out of Milwaukee, including the first air shipment of goods into Wisconsin with Boston Store as the destination. Along with his business acumen, Mr. Herzfeld was equally known for his contributions
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toward the relief of the unfortunate and needy. Mrs. Herzfeld was a long-time supporter of the arts and education. Together Carl and Helena raised two sons, Richard and Hans (John), both of whom became executives at Boston Store
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The Herzfeld’s enjoyed the home for twenty years until famed Milwaukee architect Alexander Chadborne Eschweiler and his wife, Maria Mueller Eschweiler, became the next owners
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of the home in 1926. As a designer of many
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area, including the Schlesinger Mansion across
homes for the prominent and wealthy in the the street, Mr. Eschweiler found this Ferry and Clas home to be much to his liking. In 1937, the Eschweilers moved to their summer home on
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