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Property Record

117 SHEBOYGAN ST

Historic Name:
HENRY BOYLE HOUSE
Other Name:
Reference Number:
16511

Property Location

Location (Address)
117 SHEBOYGAN ST
County
Fond du Lac
City/Village
Fond du Lac
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1890
Additions
Survey Date
1991
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
This two and one-half story Queen Anne house features a hiproof with deck with many projecting gable-roofed dormers. A three-story square corner tower projects above the roofline. There is an abundance of woodwork on this house including decorative bargeboard, cross pieces, and applied stickwork all over the walls of the building. The front porch is equally detailed with applied stickwork, bargeboard, a spool-and-spindle balustrade, square and round columns, and a lattice work apron.

This house is a fine example of the Queen Anne style. The irregularity of the style is seen in the projecting gables, dormers, and the fine square tower. The applied stickwork is a good representative of the exuberance and picturesqueness of the style. This house is one of the best examples of the style in the city.

This was the home of Henry Boyle between 1893 and 1917. Henry Boyle was a businessman, who had interest in several industries in Fond du Lac and was an executive in the Commercial National Bank.

This house is not historically significant at this time. Further research into Henry Boyle's life and significance may make the building significant in the future.
Bibliographic References
(A) FOND DU LAC TALKING HOUSES AND HISTORIC PLACES BROCHURE, FOND DU LAC CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. (B) FOND DU LAC CITY DIRECTORIES. (C) SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS - FOND DU LAC. (D) FOND DU LAC TAX ROLLS. (E) MICHAEL D. LEMPINEN AND LES ROSS, INTENSIVE SURVEY REPORT, FOND DU LAC: CITY OF FOND DU LAC AND SUNDBERG, CARLSON AND ASSOCIATES, INC., 1989.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
East Division Street - Sheboygan Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Apr 17, 2010
State Register Listing Date
Feb 19, 2010
Contributing
Yes
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