Property Record
751 ALGOMA BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Thomas R. Wall Residence |
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| Other Name: | UW-Oshkosh, MULTI-CULTURAL EDUCATION CENTER, OSH 0024 |
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| Reference Number: | 66137 |
| Location (Address): | 751 ALGOMA BLVD |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 19802011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | WATERS, WILLIAM; William Waters |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Wall, Thomas R., Residence |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/6/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: THIS DESIGN BY WILLIAM WATERS REFLECTS THE INFLUENCE OF THE COLONIAL REVIVAL STYLE. THE FRAME BUILDING IS TWO STORIES WITH A FULL ATTIC ILLUMINATED BY DORMERS. THE DORMERS FEATURE A ROUNDED WINDOW FRAMED BY SHORT PILASTERS THAT VISUALLY, SUPPORT A TRIANGULAR PEDIMENT. A FRONT PORCH COMBINES CUT STONE PIERS WITH GROUPS OF COLUMNS. INTERIORS OF THE WALL HOUSE WERE ORIGINALLY DECORATED BY GUSTAV BEHNCKE. (E) HISTORICAL STATEMENT: TOM R. WALL WAS THE SON OF THE LUMBERMAN TOM WALL. HE BECAME THE SECRETARY TREASURER OF WALL-SPALDING LUMBER CO. BY 1905 HE WAS ALSO THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE WINNECONNE LUMBER CO. AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK. (B) |
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| Bibliographic References: | BIBLIGRAPHIC SOURCES: A. SOUVENIR OF THE OSHKOSH FIRE AND POLICE DEPT., 1902 P. 51. B. APPEARS IN THE WINNEBAGO CO. DIRECTORY 1900. C. DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE OSHKOSH CITY DIRECTORY 1898. D. INTERVIEW LEE & EILEEN WEIGERT 2-6-81. E. WISCONSIN NECROLOGY VOL. 38 P. 50-51. F. THREATENED WITH DEMOLITION, OSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN, 6-23-1992. Oshkosh Northwestern 2/15/2000. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |