424 E. Capitol / Charles Wittenberg
Charles Wittenberg, Hartland born and raised, operated a livery stable in
Hartland from approximately 1900-1920. Converting over to a road construction
firm in the village, his trucking business plowed snow for Waukesha County and
also was instrumental in building Blue Mound Road into Milwaukee. Wittenberg,
actively involved in other community enterprises, served on the board of the
State Bank of Harland and the White Elm Nursery and in his earlier years,
raised horses to be raced at Hartland Race Park. He also was one of the
developers of Wisconsin Memorial Park.
Built in 1926 in Spanish Colonial Revival Style, the square two-story house has
a concrete foundation, a stone-veneered first story, and a stucco upper story.
Red tile covers the hipped roof. A wide orange brick chimney with stone quoins
pierces the red tile eave of the one-story section on the home. Northwest of
the house is a detached matching garage with a hipped red tile roof. A small
water tower remains in the rear of the property.
If you have any historic pictures (preferably pre-WWII) that you would like to
share with the Hartland Historical Society,