Vogel / Passmore House

3510 North Lake Drive
Shorewood

Designation Year: 1979

Milwaukee architects Walter Judell and Harry Bogner designed this Georgian home, built in 1923 for Frederick Vogel Jr. president of the Pfister & Vogel Tanning Company. The stately home on the Lake Michigan shore has twenty-three rooms and ten fireplaces. The interior decoration was planned by Leonard L. Lock, a New York designer. According to his plan, each room reflected the style of eighteenth-century English designers. The main entrance doors with their oak panels and brass knobs honor Christopher Wren, as does the living room. The imposing vestibule pays tribute to Joseph Chambers with its vaulted ceiling and statuary in niches. The stair balustrade and the hallway mirror owe their design to Robert Adam while the work of James Gibbs is reflected in the painted pine walls of the dining room. Thirteen acres of wooded grounds surround the home and the garage is equipped with a turntable for the owner’s automobile. The house was purchased by attorney Eric Passmore who lived there from 1942 until his death in 1979.

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