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 farthest to the north, Liebert designed a summer home for his family utilizing a Schwarzwald theme that incorporated field stone, half-timbering and scroll-cut brackets. A barn behind the home was designed with a water tank on the roof into which river water could be pumped and which could then be gravity-fed to the home’s extensive lawns and gardens. The property is designated for its architectural significance.