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| Format | Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Creator | Reisser, Craig Thomas |
| Title | Polish Flats, Saloons, Chicken Coops, and Housemoving; House Form and Neighborhood Arrangement in the Evolution of Northeast Milwaukee's Immigrant Landscape, 1885-1916 |
| Dissertation Note (type -- academic institution) | Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Extent of Work | 171 pp. |
| Abstract | This is a geographical study centered around maps and photographs which through landscape analysis examines housing and neighborhood development in northeast Milwaukee from 1885 to 1916. The Polish immigrant community's impact on the architecture of homes and buildings is studied and compared with adjoining German and "Yankee" neighborhoods. Several aspects of neighborhood arrangement were applied to the hypothesis: 1) The Slavs followed folk architecture by enlarging or otherwise modifying residential structures to provide for additional dwelling units; 2) Rear houses fronting on alleys are common; 3) Structures relating to small-scale farming, gardening and animal and poultry husbandry can be identified; 4) Many structures combine commercial and residential functions (e.g. "storefront residences" or "shop houses"); and 5) In Polish neighborhoods one finds an occasional street of larger, more valuable residences with even setbacks and a general absence of taverns. |
| Notes | UMI, printed in 1988 |
| Call Number | MKI dissertations |
| MKI Terms | Milwaukee (Wis.)/ Immigrants/ Settlements/ Architecture/ Horticulture & Gardening/ Farming |