Property Record
907 WYMAN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 71643 |
| Location (Address): | 907 WYMAN ST |
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| County: | Waupaca |
| City: | New London |
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| Year Built: | 1924 |
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| Survey Date: | 1979 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | Victor Thomas |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Prairie influence; battered corners. Adolph Hamilton had this home built in 1924. Hamilton was born in 1901 in Milwaukee and came to New London with his family in 1919. His father established the Hamilton Canning Company, which was nationally famous for making sauerkraut. In 1926, FE Lowell purchased the home. He started as the assistant superintendent of the Borden Company, eventually advancing to superintendent. GA Vandree then purchased the home in 1935 and lived there until his death in 1967. Vandree had started in the grocery store section of Margraff and Emde Department Store and ended his career as the owner of Vandree's Department Store located in the same building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | New London Public Museum: Walking Tour of Historic Homes brochure. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |