Property Record
600 OREGON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Carl Lehmann Block |
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| Other Name: | Teela-Zentner Heating |
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| Reference Number: | 70658 |
| Location (Address): | 600 OREGON ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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| Survey Date: | 197820162023 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A double store, constructed of brick and repeating the cornice and hood moldings prevalent in the area of Oregon St. Building was originally shared by a funeral parlor and scale shop. In 1939, Teela-Zenter moved into the north side of the building and the middle was expanded into the scale shop area. Teela-Zentner was founded in 1912 by Richard Zentner as Teela Sheet Metal Works. In 1919 Warren Zentner joined the firm. Saloonkeeper Carl Lehmann constructed this building in 1891, which also featured an upstairs hall utilized for dances and club events. Lehmann transferred his license to Paul Jewely in 1896. Earnest Lang operated a saloon at this location in 1903 and by 1912 the American Sanitary Laundry and the Zouave Hall occupied the building. Adolph Schneider’s roofing company utilized the building in the 1920s and 1930s, yielding to I.R. Hanson’s heating company by 1940. 2016- "Located at the southeast corner of Oregon and W. 6111 streets, this two-story, brick commercial vernacular retail building is topped with a corbel table parapet. Its two modernized storefronts feature a trio of brick piers adorned with corbeled brick. A row of soldier brick between the two levels and a datestone inscribed with "C. LEHMANN, 1891" also decorate the main (west) facade. Remaining fenestration generally consists of replacement one-over-one, double-hung sash located in segmentally arched openings highlighted with raised brick hoods. -"Jackson/Oregon St Bridge Replacement," WisDOT #4994-07-00, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd (Vogel, Faltinson). (201 _________________ Property Resurveyed in 2023 for WisDOT ID #4994-07-00 by HRL/Vogel. No change in appearance. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Building inscription. (B) Oshkosh Northwestern May 20, 1990. Oshkosh (WI) Northwestern, 22 January 1892, 24 May 1892 and 23 March 1896. Oshkosh City Directories, 1893-1940. Sanborn Maps (1903 & 1903, revised 1949). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |