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A Victorian Restoration 302 W Grand Avenue Port Washington, Wisconsin
Originally, the
property was owned by Byron and Clara Teed, who built the house in
1872. Judge Leopold Eghart bought the house and property in 1881
moving his family from Cedarburg to Port Washington. Together with his
wife Anna, they raised six children. He had been elected County
Judge in 1878 and served until his death in 1901. Mrs. Eghart was known for her lilacs which she often sold in Milwaukee.
Several lilac bushes still bloom on the property in spring. The Eghart
children hosted many parties here in the warmer months. The house
stayed in the Eghart Family until the late 1960's when Elsa Eghart died.
The city had plans to raze the property and use it for parking, until a group of women asked the city to preserve it as a link to the city's past. With fundraising and volunteer help, this little house next to the W.J. Neiderkorn Library has been restored and furnished as an authentic example of early Victorian architecture representing the transition period between classic and ornate Victorian. The furnishings are from both the Teed and Eghart Families. Other local families have contributed furnishings from the 1850 to 1900 period also. |
Judge Eghart House