The building is officially known as the Kneeland-Walker Museum and Preservation Center. It is the headquarters of the Wauwatosa Historical Society. The home was built in 1890 and sits on 1.5 acres which makes it the largest remaining residential lot in Wauwatosa. The Historical Society bought it from the estate of Constance Walker in 1987 in an effort to keep the home and it's gardens together.
This home not only is part of Wauwatosa's history, but it shows excellent features such as the original woodwork of the doors throughout the house, the elevator service that was installed in the 1940's when Mr. Walker first wife became ill, the house paint colors which get repainted every so years but they did a paint analysis to figure out the original colors, and last but not least, it's a fabulous example of a Queen Anne Style Victorian home. Not only does the style of architecture it holds is great reason but it also connects with the idea of the building being reused in various educational programs, preservation work, archive storage, and community events.
What I want to gain from this is the knowledge to understand why this house was preserved along with it's gardens. What features does this building possess that made it worth keeping? What makes it such a treasure? The black and white photo is of the house back in 1890 while the color photo shows what it looks like today.
B&W photo: wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org
Color photo: oldehillcrest.org
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