Property Record
374 AHNAIP ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Charles Kloepfel Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 59504 |
| Location (Address): | 374 AHNAIP ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Menasha |
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| Year Built: | 1878 |
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| Additions: | 1885 |
| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| 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: | Front porch, oriel window. #650: Garage. Charles Kloepfel (1857-1937), son of Menasha pioneer William Kloepfel, was an employee of Menasha Wooden Ware. His residence, which remains in the Kloepfel family, was standing in 1878 and enlarged 1885. Abutting the Menasha Wooden Ware stave yards, the house may have been one constructed with a loan from E.D. Smith, whose numerous generosities included housing loans to valued employees. A popular working class family, the Kloepfels' musical talents and family affairs were of interest to the entire community. The Charles Kloepfel house reflects the lifestyle and station of Menasha's sizable Germanic population. Overlooking an area once stacked with lumber, the residence evokes the paternal relationship between local industrialist and employee. The Charles Kloepfel house is a one-story cube with Queen Anne references. The roof is hipped to a deck with large cross gables, and the building plan is square with an addition. The roof materials are asphalt, the walls are clapboard, and the foundations are stone. Decorative features include sawtooth and fish scale shingles in the cross gables and an oriel bay window. Located on a sharply sloping parcel of land, the basement is a full story to the north. The Charles Kloepfel house is a fine example of a vernacular form ornamented and well maintained by a notable working class family. The one story cube is a less common vernacular form that either the gabled ell or gabled forms, and is the most distinctive of that small number. 2009--Since last surveyed in 1984, the house has been entirely resheathed with vinyl (it was previously clapboard and wooden shingles) and new windows installed. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Menasha Press; October 17, 1878, page 3. B. Menasha Record, March 4, 1937; page 1. C. Menasha Press, October 17, 1878; page 3. Ibid., June 11, 1885; page 3. D. Smith, Mowry Jr. and Clark, Giles. One third Crew, One Third Boat, One Third Luck. Geporge Banta Company, 1974. Menasha, Wisconsin. Page 8. E. Menasha Evening Breeze, December 8, 1900; page 3. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |