Originally modern. Attention to detail on and around every corner.
Saved from the wrecking ball in 1985 by the City of the Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission, this 1898 English Renaissance Revival Style gem by noted architects Ferry and Clas sat underutilized, then abandoned.
Cued by the prominence of Flemish-style shaped gables crowned with finials on this double house, an architectural detail prevalent in Milwaukee design of the era, combined with the Flemish-Dutch spelling of the word ‘double’, the owners pay homage to the home’s history and architecture by naming their new hotel, Dubbel Dutch.
From dramatic gables to restrained 19th century design.
Built in 1898, Dubbel Dutch has resided on Marshall Street in downtown Milwaukee for more than 120 years. Originally built and utilized as a double house for two families who were siblings (two brothers lived on the South side of the house and their sister, her husband, and two sons lived on the North side of the house), every detail in the house has a careful fraternal symmetry to it. From hand-spun balusters on the staircase to intricate brass door knobs, the detail of each square inch was deliberately gathered and strategically executed for this mansion to intrigue guests for hundreds of years.
The architects behind the once private residence were no other than George Bowman Ferry and Alfred C. Clas. Milwaukee legends, these men were among the state’s first academically trained architects. Their work spans across the city, from the Milwaukee Public Central Library to the Pabst Mansion to many of the homes in the East Side neighborhood. Through Ferry and Clas, Dubbel Dutch bridges the historic with the contemporary.
