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456 MT. VERNON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
456 MT. VERNON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:William H. Doe House
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Reference Number:70522
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):456 MT. VERNON ST
County:Winnebago
City:Oshkosh
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1869
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Survey Date:2005
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
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Architect: William Waters
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:This Italianate house retains elongated windows, brackets along eaves and an oculus closed in the main pediment, however, the building has been resided in composition shingles and the porch has been enclosed.

W.H. Doe was a local businessman with lumber interests. He arrived in Oshkosh in 1854 and left for Colorado in 1865. On his return to Oshkosh as a wealthy silver miner, he invested in lumber interests. He served in the state legislature in the 1870's, but returned to Colorado in 1878. In the 1880's the house was owned by H.W. McKoy, a business associate of Philetus Sawyer.

Georgian Revival garage (separate record, AHI 70523).

The interior has been partly remodeled as a doctor's office.
Bibliographic References:(A) Oshkosh Journal, Sept. 18, 1869. (B) Weigert, Eileen, "A Coming Age" in Jones I. Metz, Prairie, Pines and People, Oshkosh, p. 380, 1976. (C) N.P. paper on "Historic Buildings in Oshkosh", August 1977. See Dr. Edward Noyes, UW-O. (D) Oshkosh City Directory, 1883. (E) Oshkosh Weekend Northestern, Aug. 29-30, 1981.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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