Property Record
128 N UNION ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | William S. DeWitt, Jr. House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 39709 |
| Location (Address): | 128 N UNION ST |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Appleton |
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| Year Built: | 1894 |
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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: | Appleton City Park Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/25/2002 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/19/2002 |
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| Additional Information: | This is a two and one half story, clapboarded, gabled-hip-roofed, late Queen Anne style house with stick-style wall patterning, a polygonal corner tower and rusticated limestone foundations. The most notable features of this compact house are the use of stickwork to enliven the wall planes, the timidly picturesque geometric massing including the cantilevering of the Washington Street second story pavilion over the shallow canted first story bay window, the incorporation of the shallow, stubby corner tower with its low faceted roof, and the cutting away of the first story wall on the porch under the widely everhanging second story. Other interesting features include the small Paladian window in the fishscale shingled front gable and the wrap-around front porch with its Tuscan columns set on pedestals. Owned by Lawrence University. Additional map codes are: 8/6. Related building: garage. This house contributes to the significance of the Appleton City Park Historic District under Criterion C as a fine example of a Queen Anne style house with integrity of form and detailing. Although not well maintained, this house has been preserved with few alterations other than the replacement of the front porch railings with modern cross-back style 2 x 4 guard rails. It is an excellent example of a transitional Free Classic Queen Anne house of the 1890's displaying the influence of the Colonial Revival style. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |