Property Record
621 W 4TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | George and Clara Gerry House |
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| Reference Number: | 39287 |
| Location (Address): | 621 W 4TH ST |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Appleton |
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| Year Built: | 1918 |
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| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| 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: | This property is locally significant under criterion C. Related building: OU 72/13. From "Appleton's Historic Old Third Ward Walking Tour" pamphlet, revised 2014 (www.focol.org/oldthirdward): "Originally a landmark on the southeast corner of Fourth and Memorial, this home was moved here in the 1950s. The carriage house remains in its original location. When built by pioneer lumberman George Gerry, The Appleton Post reported, "George will not spare a saw-log to make (his) home compfortable and attractive." Because well-known Oshkosh fresco artist J. Frank Waldo worked on this house, it is believed William Waters, frequent associate of Waldo, was the architect. After George died in 1890, his widow Clara engaged in the Potts and Wood dairy business with son-in-law James A. Wood. By 1908, George Benjamin Baldwin, son of Judge George Baldwin, and his mother Catherine moved here from the family home at 707 S State." |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |