Property Record
555-557 PLEASANT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Henry F. Kitts |
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| Reference Number: | 70215 |
| Location (Address): | 555-557 PLEASANT ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1916 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Octagon |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This, the only octagon house in Oshkosh, is a late example of the house type introduced by Orson Fowler in the mid 19th century. This is a very chaste example constructed of clapboards with the only apparent decoration the frieze. A cupola may have decorated the roof at one point. Henry F. Kitts was a local contractor and Mayor of the city from 1924-1929. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) City of Oshkosh Tax Assessment Records. (B) Karstaedt, Oshkosh, 100 Years a City, 1953, p. 92. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |