902 S MADISON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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902 S MADISON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
902 S MADISON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Mitchell Joannes House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:2272
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):902 S MADISON ST
County:Brown
City:Green Bay
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1900
Additions:
Survey Date:1989
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Henry A. Foeller
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Astor Historic District
National Register Listing Date:2/27/1980
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. CIRCULAR IONIC ORDER PORTICO. CIRCULAR CNR TOWER W/CONICAL ROOF AND JACK ARCH WINDOWS. POLYGONAL TURRET. DIAPER PATTERN BRICKWORK UNDER EAVES. RUSTICATED BRICK BANDING ON FIRST STORY. MITCHELL JOANNES ONE OF FOUR BROS WHO FOUNDED JOANNES BROS FOOD BROKERS.

Mitchell Joannes House (902 S. Madison Ave.), whose owner co-founded the largest wholesale grocery north of Milwaukee. Designed by Henry Foeller and built in 1901, this delightfully eclectic house has Belgian brick walls rising two and one-half stories to a steeply pitched hipped roof. A diamond-pattern brick frieze under the eaves adds texture, and so do the rusticated flat arches and keystones above the windows. The focal point of the complex massing is a colossal Ionic portico with overhanging cornice.
Bibliographic References:Green Bay Press Gazette 5/21/1997. Martin, Deborah B. A Souvenir of Green Bay, Wisconsin. 1903, C.O. Stiles: Iron Mountain, MI. Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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