Property Record
404-404 1/2 W PROSPECT AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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Reference Number: | 40370 |
Location (Address): | 404-404 1/2 W PROSPECT AVE |
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County: | Outagamie |
City: | Appleton |
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Year Built: | 1880 |
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Survey Date: | 1991 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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Wall Material: | Stucco |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | From "Appleton's Historic Old Third Ward Walking Tour" pamphlet, revised 2014 (www.focol.org/oldthirdward): "This home appears on 1880s Sanborn Fire Maps possibly built as a tenement house. In 1897 George Potts, one of Appleton's young businessmen, and his wife Mamie (Bushnell) lived here. Potts patented machines for pasteurizing milk and cream and, at age thirty, was senior partner of Potts and Wood Creamery. The community was shocked when George died in 1898 after a five-day illness. Nevertheless, the business continued into the 20th century. In 1910 Matthias and Mary Schmidt purchased the property, using it for rental income and their retirement home." Garage. |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |