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143 W MAIN ST

Historic Name:
Other Name:
Reference Number:
230607

Property Location

Location (Address)
143 W MAIN ST
County
Oconto
City/Village
Gillett
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1900
Additions
Survey Date
2015
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
2015
This two-story front gable house was constructed c.1900. The walls are of brick masonry and rest on a concrete foundation. The gable roof is covered in asphalt shingles and features broad overhanging eaves with a simple wooden cornice, and a central, interior brick chimney. Windows are replacement, one-over-one double-hung sash with one large fixed light capped by a stained glass transom on the west side of the front (south) facade. Ornamental cream brick adorns the window and door openings, quoins, and the front gable of the house, which has a stepped pattern along the eaves and a diamond design in the center of the gable. A front and side porch with asphalt-shingled shed roofs supported by classical columns and wood balustrades stand where a wraparound porch was originally located. The porch along the east (side) elevation features a modern wood-clad vestibule entrance.

The decorative red and cream brickwork on this residence is consistent with a tradition among Belgian settlers in nearby Brown, Kewaunee and Door counties. It is likely that this house was either built by Belgians or influenced by their distinctive style.
Bibliographic References
Sanborn Map Company, Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin, 900 feet: 1 inch (New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1929).

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
Unique ID
HI230607

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