Property Record
579-581 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | L. DIMPSEY & CO. BUILDING |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 62815 |
| Location (Address): | 579-581 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 19942006 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | North Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/7/1996 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/4/1995 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. This Queen Anne building exploits its corner location. Entrance is under the corner turret, oriel windows on the east and north balance the turret and intensify the sculptural quality. Stone string courses emphasize the horizontal, while grouped bartizan elements repeat the verticality of turret and oriels. This is significant as an example of the Queen Anne, carefully modeled and detailed. "The building housed a variety of stores over the years: hardware, meat market, and confectionary, among others. This building features a turreted, canted corner entrance, substantial decorative brickwork, limestone courses, pressed egg and dart decorative metalwork, second store bays, and a gabled facade." (B) |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Oshkosh City Directories 1895-98. “Architecture/History Survey: Replace N. Main St./USH 45 Bridge Over The Fox River In Oshkosh.” WHS project number 07-0894/WN. November 2006. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (B) "North Main Street Historic District Walking Tour" Prepared by the City of Oshkosh Planning Services Division for the Landmarks Commission. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |