Property Record
1045 BRIGHTON DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Dr. Harold O. & Mildred Hansen Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 60209 |
| Location (Address): | 1045 BRIGHTON DR |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Menasha |
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| Year Built: | 1937 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| 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: | #590. Front stoop. 1984/86--In 1914 Brighton Drive was platted on Reed's Point, just south of the hotel, dance hall, cottages, and bath houses of Brighton Beach Resort.(A) Intended as a colony of summer cottages, several elegant residences were constructed in the area by the wealthy and powerful of Menasha. Dr. Harold O. Hansen built this home in 1937 at the cost of $12,000, replacing a more modest structure on the site.(B) The Hansens were from Illinois and considered this property a fishing and hunting retreat "in the North Woods."(C) The house later became the principal residence of Hansen's son Dick and is currently occupied by Dick's widow. The Dr. Harold O. Hansen House maintains a high level of site and structure integrity, but is not associated with significant individuals or events in local history. Its chief contribution to local history is to indicate a rural perception of Menasha in the early 20th century, as well as the rural reality of Brighton Drive at the time of construction. Situated near the end of winterized fishing shanties, the Dr. Harold O. Hansen home is a stately Colonial Revival residence overlooking Lake Winnebago. Its plan is U-shaped and the roof is multigabled with dormers. The roofing materials are slate, the walls are red brick with a stretcher bond, and the foundations are concrete. The fenestration is formally balanced with multipaned double-hung sash. Decorative features a gabled entry with doric columns and a mirrored fan light. The Dr. Harold O. Hansen House is a fine example of Colonial Revival architecture, but is less distinguished than other examples in the city. 2009--No apparent exterior changes have been made to the house since it was last surveyed in 1984. The following material is from the 2009 Intensive Survey report of Menasha: Symmetrical in form, and oriented on a northeast/southwest axis, this two-story, red brick, Colonial Revival-style house consists of a central gabled block and flanking gabled wings that project slightly from the central section. Low, shaped wingwalls extend from both gabled wings and one-story, flat-roofed wings extend from the rear of the gabled wings. Regarding the central block, the primary entry, which includes sidelights, is sheltered by an open, gabled overhang; above the entry is a single round window. Windows throughout the house are six-over-six-light examples and are symmetrically arranged. A soldier brick header with a central keystone tops most of the windows, while a plain stone sill is located below. A brick chimney extends from both gabled endwalls of the central block and the roof is covered with slate shingles. The northeast wing contains a two-car garage. Dr. Harold O. Hansen, a Wisconsin-born dentist living in Oak Park, Illinois, built this house in 1937 as a summer home for his family. Prior to the construction of the home, a more modest building was located here. According to an interview with a Hansen family member, they considered the house as their "hunting and fishing retreat in the North Woods." A short piece in the Appleton Post-Crescent reported in August of 1937 that the house was to include seven rooms and two large porches; the cost was estimated at $12,000. The house remained in the Hansen family into the late 1990s. |
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| Bibliographic References: | #690. (A)Menasha Record, February 19, 1914; page 1, column 6. Perris-Sanborn Map; Menasha, Wisconsin; 1926. (B)Menasha Record; July 31, 1937; page 1, column 2. (C)Interview with Margaret Hansen, undated. "Oak Park Man Building Residence on Lake Shore," Appleton Post-Crescent, 26 August 1937, 16/3. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |