765 ALGOMA BLVD

765 ALGOMA BLVD

Winnebago

Oshkosh

1920

1978,2011

house

Spanish/Mediterranean Styles

Stucco

No

A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. William Pollock manufactured the overalls--trademarked “Osh Kosh B’Gosh”--that made Oshkosh a household name. In 1920, he commissioned a handsome expression of Mediterranean Revival architecture, featuring stuccoed walls, red-tile roofs with decoratively cut rafter tails, and arched window and door openings. French doors flanked by sidelights open onto a wrought-iron balconet above the arched entry vestibule. East of the entry, five arched sashes fill a bay window, covered by a pent roof clad in mission tiles. Fluor Brothers, a local contractor, built the house from plans drawn by an unidentified architect in Chicago. In 1946, after Pollock donated the house to the Wisconsin State Teachers College at Oshkosh (now the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh), the building became a women’s dormitory, but is now the alumni center. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: SPANISH-MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL, STUCCO EXTERIOR, TILE ROOF, TWO AND ONE HALF STORY, EXCELLENT INTERIOR. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: BUILT IN 1920 FOR OWNER OF OSHKOSH OVERALL CO. (OSHKOSH B'GOSH). GIVEN TO UNIVERSITY 1943.

Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript.

Pollock, William E., Residence

Dec 06, 1984

Jan 01, 1989