Property Record
202 S WISCONSIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Anton & Constance Kubiak House |
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| Reference Number: | 2344 |
| Location (Address): | 202 S WISCONSIN ST |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Pulaski |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 2010 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. 1975: SYMMETRICAL FACADE WITH PILLARED PORCH AND HIP ROOF DORMER. 2010: Topped with a hipped roof, this two-story, Colonial Revival-style house rises from a stucco-sheathed foundation. The home's lower two-thirds is covered with narrow clapboard, while the upper one-third is sheathed with wooden shingles. A hipped-roof dormer rises along the primary (west) elevation, while a hipped-roof porch extends across the entire west entrance facade. A simple wooden balustrade connects the four stuccoed porch piers, upon which rest a grouping of three short, Doric-style columns. A plain entablature runs above all four columnar groupings, while a pediment tops the central entry. Little in the way of alterations appears to have been made to the house. Also located on the property is a circa-1913, former horse barn/garage building (AHI#161943). Statement of Significance This house was built in 1913 by Anton Kubiak, owner and operator of the Pulaski Lumber Yard. Kubiak was born in Germany in 1872 and immigrated with his family to the United States in the early 1880s. He married Konstancya (Constance) Piotr in 1895 and initially engaged in farming. Between 1906 and 1907, Kubiak entered the lumber business, which he maintained until his death in 1937. He served as the second village president and was also an active member of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (ABVM) parish, for which he served on the 1920 building committee that made the decisions relating to the construction of the extant ABVM church structure. The house remained in the Kubiak family, passing first to his eldest daughter Helen and her husband Clarence Usiak. It was then owned by Helen's brother Walter, who passed away in 1980, after which the house was purchased by Dave Almer and converted for two-family use. Walter Kubiak's widow Agnes and one of her sons remained in the home, and renting, until 1991. Compared to the rest of Pulaski's housing stock, this house stands out because it is one of only a few homes that exhibit any specific architectural styling. Furthermore, the interior of the first-floor public areas are covered with notable woodwork and the house may well have been used by Kubiak to showcase the woodwork available at his lumberyard. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Date of construction derived from Tax Rolls, Village of Pulaski, 1910-1920, Available at the Area Research Center, UW-Green Bay, WI. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |