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700 S PARK AVE (WAS 336 LAKESHORE ROAD) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

700 S PARK AVE (WAS 336 LAKESHORE ROAD)

Architecture and History Inventory
700 S PARK AVE (WAS 336 LAKESHORE ROAD) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Harrison Reed Barn
Other Name:Robert Miller House
Contributing:
Reference Number:63147
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):700 S PARK AVE (WAS 336 LAKESHORE ROAD)
County:Winnebago
City:Neenah
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
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Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1846
Additions:
Survey Date:2004
Historic Use:barn
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. 2 1/2 story stone Italianate barn.

Built by Harrison Reed, founder of Neenah, this building is the oldest still standing in the city. Founder of the Milwaukee Sentinel brother of Mrs. Alexander Mitchell, Reed later became Governor of Florida.

This property was last surveyed in 1981 using the City Engineers' Base Map with the code 1/2.
Bibliographic References:A. Shattuck's History of Neenah, p. 14. B. Millstone & Saw, p. 10-11. Neenah Citizen 11/21/1997.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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