Property Record
719 OAK ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Ray and Marge Wanek House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 234156 |
Location (Address): | 719 OAK ST |
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County: | Manitowoc |
City: | Manitowoc |
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Year Built: | 1952 |
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Survey Date: | 2017 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Lincoln Boulevard Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 3/29/2019 |
State Register Listing Date: | 11/30/2018 |
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Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled "Lincoln Boulevard Historic District" 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. This house was built by Ray and Marge Wanek. Ray owned Ray Wanek Builders from 1950 until 1983. Despite owning his own construction company, in the 1953 Manitowoc city directory, Wanek is listed as “musician, Romy Gosz orchestra”, a popular and commercially successful polka band which was well-known throughout Wisconsin. |
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Bibliographic References: | A. “Raymond H. Wanek” [obituary] Manitowoc Herald Times, Apr 2, 1987. B. Janda, Robert. Entertainment Tonight: An Account of Bands in Manitowoc County Since 1900. Occupational Monograph 28. (Manitowoc, WI: Manitowoc County Historical Society, 1976) 6-7. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |