The residence was one of three summer homes designed for family members by prominent Milwaukee architect Eugene Liebert. Liebert designed many commercial buildings and private residences for the city’s best-known German families during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Just after 1900, he purchased several acres of land on the east bank of the Milwaukee River, across from what is now Kletzsch Park. On the parcel south of his family’s summer home, Liebert designed a home for his sister-in-law, Louise Logemann, and her husband Franklin Giesler. Giesler was an engineer, and he wanted to show his skill by having his unusual “tornado proof” roof made from rolled angle irons. The property is designated for its architectural significance.