Property Record
142 W OAK ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | W. M. ZIEGLER HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 45418 |
| Location (Address): | 142 W OAK ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1893 |
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| Survey Date: | 1976 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A MASSIVE QUEEN ANNE RESIDENCE DISTINGUISHED BY A RECESSED PORCH, SEVERAL BAY WINDOWS, AND A GABLED ENTRANCE PORCH. IT ALSO HAS A TOWER CAPPED BY A PYRAMIDAL ROOF. OTHER ARCHITECURAL FEATURES OF THIS HOUSE INCLUDE AN IRREGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION, TWO AND ONE HALF STORIES, AN IRREGULAR ROOF SHAPE, ALUMINUM WINDOWS, A CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR AND A WOOD SHINGLE TRIM. THE CORNER PORCH IS ENCLOSED. THE FUNERAL HOME, BUILT CIRCA 1893, WAS FOUND TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. (A) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: SINCE THIS HOUSE WAS LAST SURVEYED IN 1983 IT HAS BEEN RESIDED IN VINYL. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: WILLIAM ZIEGLER WAS A PARTNER IN HIS FATHER'S HARDWARE BUSINESS, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN LANCASTER IN 1850. (C). THE STORE WAS LOCATED AT 126 S. MADISON STREET, 42/22. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. THE TELLER, 11 JANUARY 1894. B. WATTON'S SOUVENIR OF LANCASTER, 1900, P. 48. C. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, NO CITATION, VERTICLE FILE, ARC, UW-PLATTEVILLE. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |