Desmond Farnham Hustis House

Desmond Farnham Hustis House In 1892, the Farnham family sold the house to Laura Ann Ludington Hustis, pioneer settler of Milwaukee, who died in 1900.

Built in 1876 by the Desmond Family, it was sold in the early 1880's to the Farnham family who lived here until the father committed su***de at work (Northwestern Mutual Life). Her daughter, Josephine Hustis, then lived here with her nephew until her death in 1922. It then passed to Josephine's sister Florence, and her two nephews Roland and Percival Hustis, who lived here until the late 1920's, s

elling off part of the lot to what would become the Savoy Apartments. They then sold the house and it became a boarding house.

Here are some before photos of the roofline repair
09/30/2025

Here are some before photos of the roofline repair

We had the roof line repaired, here are the after photos.
09/28/2025

We had the roof line repaired, here are the after photos.

Working on the coffered ceiling in the kitchen, the first finish piece is up.
11/12/2024

Working on the coffered ceiling in the kitchen, the first finish piece is up.

A quick little project: we replaced the beat-up hardwood floor between the kitchen, dining room, powder room, and back s...
01/14/2023

A quick little project: we replaced the beat-up hardwood floor between the kitchen, dining room, powder room, and back stairs with encaustic tile.

We recently had the masonry fixed on the Carriage House, here are the before photos:
03/04/2021

We recently had the masonry fixed on the Carriage House, here are the before photos:

Working on the pantry counter top today.
07/29/2017

Working on the pantry counter top today.

Bottom Pantry Cabinet, the countertop goes on top of this. Then another set of Cabinets will go on top of that, all the ...
07/29/2017

Bottom Pantry Cabinet, the countertop goes on top of this. Then another set of Cabinets will go on top of that, all the way to the ceiling.

Laying out tile pattern
05/08/2017

Laying out tile pattern

This is the room between our Kitchen and back door, we are making it into a mud room and pantry, with a mop sink and coa...
05/08/2017

This is the room between our Kitchen and back door, we are making it into a mud room and pantry, with a mop sink and coat closet

05/08/2017

Powder Room

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1535 N Marshall Street
Milwaukee, WI
53202

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