own , ▁a ▁settlement ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁River . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁Kil bour nt own ▁merged ▁with ▁June aut own ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁Walker ' s ▁Point ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁to ▁create ▁Mil w au kee , ▁today ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁Wisconsin . ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁Mil w au kee ' s ▁earliest ▁surv iving ▁home . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁style ▁with ▁four ▁fl uted ▁Dor ic ▁columns ▁out ▁front ▁and ▁a ▁symmet rical ▁floor ▁plan . ▁The ▁front ▁entrance ▁opens ▁into ▁a ▁living ▁room , ▁with ▁a ▁d ining ▁room ▁behind ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁kitchen . ▁A ▁bed room ▁wing ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁each ▁side . ▁The ▁style ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Greek ▁temple ▁or ▁national ▁style . ▁The ▁structure ▁was ▁for ▁four ▁dec ades ▁the ▁family ▁home ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁F . ▁Church , ▁his ▁wife ▁Perm ilia , ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁including ▁Ann ▁Maria ▁known ▁as ▁Hann ah , ▁Ann ▁August a ▁known ▁as ▁Anna , ▁Charles , ▁John ▁and ▁Susan . ▁Benjamin , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Ul ster ▁County , ▁New ▁York , ▁arrived ▁in ▁early ▁Mil w au kee ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁and ▁later ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁S ett lers ▁Club . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁car p entry ▁and ▁construction ▁business , ▁Benjamin ▁held ▁a ▁number