Property Record
840 S MONROE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Dr. Robert E. Minahan House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 51810 |
| Location (Address): | 840 S MONROE AVE |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Green Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1902 |
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| Survey Date: | 1980 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Astor Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/27/1980 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | This house is 2-1/2 stories high, constructed of frame, with a symmetrical facade composed of a Greek Revival doorway flanked on each side by Chicago windows at the first and second levels. Three classical dormers, modillions at the eaves and a Doric veranda across the front of the house add to its Georgian feeling. The house was built by Dr. Robert E. Minahan, a famous surgeon and lawyer who served as mayor of Green Bay from 1900 to 1904. His administration was characterized by various reforms and improvements. In his crusade against gambling, armed with an axle, he demolished gambling apparatus in front of the city hall after it was collected from the many saloons throughtout the city. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |