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177 S MILITARY RD

Architecture and History Inventory
177 S MILITARY RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Solon W. Edson
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Contributing:
Reference Number:54692
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):177 S MILITARY RD
County:Fond du Lac
City:Fond du Lac
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1870
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Survey Date:1991
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:This two-story Italianate house has a low-pitched hip roof with wide, overhanging eaves and a plain frieze. The house has a stucco exterior punctuated by tall windows that have segmental arches on the second story and round arches on the first story. Projecting off of one side wall is a one and one-half story ell decorated by a sqaure bay decorated with wide eaves, brackets, and tall, narrow windows. A one and one-half story ell projects off of the rear of the house. The main entrance consists of a set of paneled doors with an elliptically-arched transom.

The form and massing of this house is typically Italianate, as are the wide eaves, tall, arched windows, and side bay. This house has a high level of integrity with most of its historic details intact.

This was the home of Solon Edson between 1880 and 1919. Edson was a carpenter and cabinet maker. At the turn of the century he operated the Edson and Son Church Furniture factory.

This house is not historically significant at this time.
Bibliographic References:(A) Fond du Lac City Directories. (B) Sanborn-Perris Maps - Fond du Lac. (C) Fond du Lac Tax Rolls. (D) Carol Cartwright, City of Fond du Lac Intensive Survey Report, Fond du Lac: City of Fond du Lac, 1992.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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