Property Record
706 E COLLEGE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Peter R. and Christina Thom Residence |
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| Other Name: | Wilson House -Lawrence University |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 39007 |
| Location (Address): | 706 E COLLEGE AVE |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Appleton |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 200519912024 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Ferry and Clas |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. Additional map codes are: 9/10. Related building: OU 31/32. This structure contributes to the significance of the East College Avenue Residential Historic District as a fine example of a Tudor Revival upper middleclass house exhibiting the distinguishing characteristic of the style with is multi-gabled roof, timbered porch, bargeboards, banks of grouped windows and combinations of brick and stucco siding. The house retains its fine frame and shingle carriage house. This house was last surveyed in 1991 and no visible exterior changes have been made to the house since that date. Built in 1900, the original owner was Peter R. Thom, the president of the Appleton Chair Company, as well as a manager at the Kimberly & Clark Co. Peter died in 1920, but the Thom family remained there until at least 1938. 2024: This Tudor Revival house was constructed in 1900. The two-and a half-story building faces south, constructed of brown brick on the first story and stucco with half timbering on the upper stories. The asphalt-shingled roof is side-gabled, with a large gabled dormer and another wall dormer adorning the primary elevation. The eaves of the gable ends and dormers throughout the building contain a mix of dentils, exposed brackets, and round wooden corbels. The base of the second story flares outward above the lintels of the first story. The entrance is located beneath a porch at the southeastern corner of the building, supported by paired square posts with an ADA-accessible ramp in the foreground. Windows throughout are found in bays of multiple sashes containing 6-over-1 lights. Multi-light transoms are located beneath the wall dormer of the first story, with cutaway bay windows at the corners. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Sanborn maps, 1901, 1911. City of Appleton directories. The Improvement Bulletin 5/19/1900 and 6/16/1900. Architecture and History Survey. May 2005. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |