HIST 840 – The House in History
Course materials
ADDITIONAL READINGS:
Newly-attributed Frank Lloyd Wright home in Shorewood (2106 E. Newton Ave., built 1918): https://onmilwaukee.com/history/articles/newfranklloydwrighthouse.html
Sydney Combs, with photos by Johnny Miller, “Want to visualize inequality? View cities from above” (National Geographic, 22 March 2019):
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/03/visualize-inequality-by-viewing-cities-from-above/
VIDEOS (all available online):
Kapoor, Amit. TEDx Talks: The Walled City (15:17 min.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ew6FZCr128 (Bike it to save your city)
Ap Glyn, Ifor. “The Toilet: An Unspoken History” (BBC, 2012; 58:55 min.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZHm3vkavgM
BBC: Lost Cities of South America, episode 4, Kingdom of the Desert (54:00 min.; see 0:00-6:00, 43:30-52:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSkMkPLBJ6s
Chimu 101: National Geographic (2:21 min.):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xOs56dZu_E
Donnelly, Michael. Description of grandparents’ tenement in Glasgow [c. 1920s-1930s?]. 4:05 min. https://gridclub.com/scotland/history/the_age_of_revolutions/page69/index.html
“The House on Trubnaya” (Russian, silent film, 1928: watch 2:00-5:00 min. for morning chores in the apartment house)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scf9f9W4oNs
Early doll houses:
“The Miniaturist: Real-Life History” (about Dutch doll-houses of the 17th century; 7:13 min,):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGGb_M0dBcs
“Dutch cabinet kitchen” (in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; 3:00 min.):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe0IJ7buXMg
[Photos only:] “The magical miniature world of antique dollhouses” (from the Netherlands, Germany, France, England, and USA)
Life in an Enclosed Convent (4:51 min.):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkLt4iJ0KRU
“Miss Toward’s Tenement House.” Description of a Glasgow tenement occupied by Miss Agnes Toward from 1911 until 1965, and preserved today as a museum. https://www.scotiana.com/miss-towards-tenement-house-2/ , with a 3-minute YouTube video at end (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LISZXCsRm_0&feature=youtu.be).
My aunty’s one-room flat in Mumbai, where she has lived for 55 years (2012). 10:56 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kj8L0kdSFg
New York City Tenement Museum tour, with Annie Polland. 14:17 min. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bymB7tip1KM
Paris apartment of Mme. de Florian, untouched since 1939. 3:10 min. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GnVyNaYZa4
Skara Brae neolithic village. 5:32 min. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de4kOrOaNyI
Worsley, Lucy. “History of the Home” (British domestic life, medieval-present day):
“1. The Living Room” (58:59 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrn42rvTlpk
“2. The Bathroom” (50:22 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXda03iwGvU
“3. The Bedroom” (59:01 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK6mwqw0FqQ
“4. The Kitchen” (58:47 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtC6X7ylmZE
Getting Dressed:
Getting Dressed in 1665 – Delft (8:08 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIod2n234Zw
Getting Dressed in the 18th Century: Working Woman (5:26 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUmO7rBMdoU
Getting Dressed in the 18th Century: Lady (7:22 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpnwWP3fOSA
Getting Dressed in the 18th Century: Gentleman (5:25 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpS4B5oMhgo
Getting Dressed in 1816: Mary Shelley (8:18 min.; watch 0:33- 3:50 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91sRADqHQlM
Getting Dressed – Dickensian Christmas (1853) (14:07 min.; watch The Maid: 0:00-5:10 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mPtQJxKWLc&list=PLx0IRLJNwjho-6Pkv8hR0yiFIEe_HmG_j&index=11
Victorian Realities – How did they use the toilet? (while wearing a crinoline or a bustle) (6:27 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUHeSTDv_24
Excursions:
UWM Alumni House (built 1923).
Lowell Damon House (built 1844-47):
2107 Wauwatosa Ave. (76th St.)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213
414-273-8288
Open most Sundays, 1-5 pm
Admission: $2
https://milwaukeehistory.net/visit/historic-sites-2/lowell-damon-house/
Jeremiah Curtin House
West Grange Avenue and South 84th St
Greendale, Wisconsin
414-273-8288
Tours: Open the 1st & 3rd Saturdays June-August, 11am-3pm. Donations welcome.
David Curtin, his wife Ellen, and infant son Jeremiah were among a group of Irish immigrants who settled in the old Town of Greenfield in the mid-1830s. With help from a stone mason, David built the first stone house in the Old Town of Greenfield. It was sold to the Trimborn family in 1866 and remained occupied until the 1920s. The Milwaukee County Historical Society acquired the house in 1952 from the federal government, and it was selected as Milwaukee County’s Bicentennial Project in 1976. Funds raised by various community organizations helped restore the site in the late 1970s. It was officially dedicated on the 150th anniversary of Jeremiah’s birth, September 6, 1985.
Kilbourntown House, also known as the Benjamin Church House, was built in 1844 by Benjamin Church, a carpenter from New York. Church, his wife and six children lived in the house, which was originally located in the section of Milwaukee known as Kilbourntown. An excellent example of Greek Revival architecture, the house was saved from destruction in 1938 when it was moved to Estabrook Park and restored as a WPA project, The home contains an outstanding collection of mid-nineteenth century furniture and decorative arts. A kitchen herb garden neighbors the home. The house is maintained jointly by the Milwaukee County Historical Society, the Milwaukee County Parks, and the Colonial Dames. Tours Sundays, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., June through September. Closed Holidays. Donations welcome.