Title: LeRoy Wendt Homes Album
Inclusive Dates: 1935-1940

Creator:

• LeRoy Wendt & Associates, Inc.

Call Number: Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 37

Quantity: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

This collection contains black and white photographs of homes that were built by the LeRoy Wendt & Associates home construction company between 1935 and 1940. The collection consists of 64 photographs, 19 of which are identified. The homes in the photos are typical of the types of dwellings that were being constructed in Milwaukee and the surrounding area at this time.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-mhpc0037

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LeRoy Wendt & Associates, Inc., was a home-building company that operated out of their offices at 1845 N. 12th Street in Milwaukee. Before starting this company, LeRoy Wendt held various jobs, including at the Milwaukee Builders & Finance Corp., president of Ace Holding Co., a building contracting company, and then for the Special Equipment Co. From 1935-1940 he was the president of LeRoy Wendt & Associates. The company was advertised as being “General contractors & builders, real estate, mortgage loans & insurance.” In 1941, Wendt was reportedly practicing as an architect without being registered as one. In 1942 he was convicted of larceny for not building houses after receiving the money to do so. He was sentenced to 1-2 years in the Waupun prison. After his release, Wendt later moved to Chicago.

The loose photographs consist of nine 7½” x 9½” and six 2¾” x 4½” black and white photos of the front of houses. There are three 4½” x 6” black and white photos of the LeRoy Wendt & Associates showroom on N. 12th Street. The album contains 46 8” x 10” black and white photographs of the front façade of houses. Fifteen of those photographs (p. 32-46) duplicate the photos on the first 15 pages of the album. Page numbers were added to the back of the pages in the album to make the finding aid more useful. Because of the fragility of some of the larger photos, the decision was made in 2010 to put all the loose photos into individual acid-free folders to minimize the stress on the images when removing them from their enclosures. While the photos are undated, the period of 1935-1940 is when LeRoy Wendt & Associates was in business and when the photographs are most likely from.

The loose photos in this collection have been arranged by grouping photos of like houses together. After the grouping of the loose photos is the album. The photos in the album do repeat; there are two sets of some of the photos in the album.

LeRoy Wendt Homes Album, 1935-1940, Collection 37. Milwaukee Historic Photo Archives, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• Historic Photo Collection. Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 6.

• Richard Perrin Collection. Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 47.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view collections from the Milwaukee Historic Photo Archives by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Donor information is currently unavailable. Materials were accessioned as a Historic Photo Collection.

Processing Information

Processed by Brian Williams-Van Klooster, Photo Librarian, April 2006. Additional processing by Rose Fortier, Historic Photo Librarian, May 2010.

Box   1 Folder   1-2	Unidentified houses
Box   1 Folder   3	Unidentified house, duplicate of album pg. 15
Box   1 Folder   4-7	Unidentified houses
Box   1 Folder   8	2970 N 80th St.
Box   1 Folder   9	4258 S Lenox St.
Box   1 Folder   10-12	LeRoy Wendt & Associates Showroom
Box   1 Folder   13-15	Unidentified houses
Box   1 Folder   16-18	Unidentified house, different angles of image no. 1
	Album
Box   1 Page   1-16	Unidentified
Box   1 Page   17	50th and W. Mineral St. (formerly 396 50th Ave., West Allis, now Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center grounds)
Box   1 Page   18	2636 W. LeFeber Ave., Wauwatosa (formerly 842 LeFeber Ave.)
Box   1 Page   19	Unidentified
Box   1 Page   20	1728 W. Capitol Dr. (formerly 1726 Capitol Dr.)
Box   1 Page   21	3361 S. 8th St. (formerly 1635 3rd Ave.)
Box   1 Page   22	2437 W. LeFeber Ave., Wauwatosa (formerly 709 LeFeber Ave.)
Box   1 Page   23	1704-06 E. Marion St., Shorewood (formerly 360 Marion St.)
Box   1 Page   24	4771 N. Bartlett Dr., Whitefish Bay (formerly 1805 Bartlett Dr.)
Box   1 Page   25	1621-23 E. Marion St., Shorewood (formerly 351 Marion St.)
Box   1 Page   26	2719 N. 55th St. (formerly 1055 55th St.)
Box   1 Page   27	3171 N. 44th St. (formerly 340 44th St.)
Box   1 Page   28	1704-06 E. Marion St., Shorewood (formerly 360 Marion St.)
Box   1 Page   29	3123 S. 12th St. (formerly 1475 7th Ave.)
Box   1 Page   30	Unidentified
Box   1 Page   31	4545 N. 24th St. (formerly 2159 24th St., North Milwaukee)
Box   1 Page   32	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 10
Box   1 Page   33	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 11
Box   1 Page   34	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 12
Box   1 Page   35	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 13
Box   1 Page   36	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 14
Box   1 Page   37	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 15
Box   1 Page   38	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 8
Box   1 Page   39	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 9
Box   1 Page   40	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 6
Box   1 Page   41	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 7
Box   1 Page   42	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 5
Box   1 Page   43	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 1
Box   1 Page   44	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 2
Box   1 Page   45	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 3
Box   1 Page   46	Unidentified, duplicate of p. 4