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540 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

540 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
540 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:THE OCONTO ROOMING HOUSE
Other Name:ALBERT & SANDRA TIMPER HOUSE
Contributing:
Reference Number:23473
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):540 MAIN ST
County:Oconto
City:Oconto
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1880
Additions:
Survey Date:2009
Historic Use:boarding house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: West Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:5/14/1979
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' (Main Street Historic District) exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. The site file also contains documentation and correspondence relating to Memorandum of Agreement stipulations as well as Determination of Eligibility documentation. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. ELLIS WAS MANAGER OF OCONTO LUMBER CO & CHAIR OF OCONTOCO SUPERVISOR BOARD. ELLIS WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY BOARD FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, A STAUNCH REPUBLICAN, A DELEGATE TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. HE ALSO SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF CITIZEN'S NATIONAL BANK. RACKETED & MODILLIONED EAVESSEVERAL 2 STORY BAYSBECAME A NURSING HOME IN 1967A TOWER & E PORCH HAVE BEEN REMOVED [Date Cnst:CA]. 2021- Oakman Ellis House, Timper at 610 Main (1981-1995).
Bibliographic References:Historic Sites Reconnaissance Survey. May 2009. Prepared by Barbara Kooiman. WEST MAIN STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT WALKING TOUR BROCHURE, 1979.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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