Property Record
823 HAMILTON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Henry Burger House |
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| Other Name: | Eagles' Club |
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| Reference Number: | 57858 |
| Location (Address): | 823 HAMILTON ST |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Manitowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1905 |
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| Additions: | 1964 |
| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Burger house is an excellent example of the late Queen Anne period when detailing was transitioning into Colonial and Neo-Classical Revival styles. The house is two plus stories in height and features a hip roof with large gable dormers on the front and sides. A three story brick tower is on the northwest corner of the building. Each floor of the tower has a band of three double hung windows with a heavy wooden lintel above. The top of the tower features a denticulated cornice which originally had a conical roof which hasz been removed. The attic dormers are sided in wood shingles and feature a Palladian arch over the single double hung window with flanking Tuscan order columns. The first and second floor are sided in brick and feature large center polygonal bays. A full width veranda supported by Tuscan order columns support the porch on brick piers. The original entrance and a 1964 one story addition to the east are the only two features marring the original composition which has retained a large degree of integrity. The Burger house, despite its conversion to the Eagles' Aerie, retains a great deal of the architectural prominence which it originally enjoyed. It is one of the best examples of a large scale late Queen Anne home on the south side of Manitowoc and, therefore, is considered locally significant as an example of a type and style of construction. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. County Tax Rolls. B. Manitowoc City Directory, 1900-01. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |