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1107 ALGOMA BLVD

Historic Name:
Robert H. McMillen House

Other Name:

Reference Number:
29190

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Property Location

Location (Address)

1107 ALGOMA BLVD

County

Winnebago

City/Village

Oshkosh

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1888

Additions

Survey Date

1978

Historic Use

house

Architectural Style

Queen Anne

Structural System

Wall Material

Clapboard

Architect

L.s. Hicks

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

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. SEE NR NOMINATION FOR THE S.H. WATERMAN HOUSE. ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: A FRAME HOUSE, CONSISTING OF TWO AND-ONE-HALF STORIES TERMINATING IN A HIP ROOF AND ADJOINING GABLES. THE DESIGN IS DISTINGUISHED BY ORNATE CARVING IN WINDOW SPANDRELS AND GABLE ENDS. ROUND ARCHES FORM RECESSED BALCONIES IN EACH GABLE. THE ROUND ARCH AND STEEPLY PITCHED GABLE FORMS ARE REPEATED IN THE PORTE COCHERE WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE SOUTH ELEVATION. TURNED POSTS AND CARVING FURTHER DECORATE THE PORTE COCHERE. A NUMBER OF RESIDENCES OF THIS TYPE ONCE EXISTED IN OSHKOSH, HOWEVER, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WHICH RETAINS THE PORTE-COCHERE AND AMOUNT OF ORNAMENTATION (RECENT RESTORATION WORK HAS RESULTED IN DISPLAY OF ORNAMENT, PREVIOUSLY CONCEALED BY SIDING). THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE OF THE QUEEN ANNE STYLE IN OSHKOSH AND OF THE QUALITY CARPENTRY WORK PRODUCED THERE. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: ROBERT MCMILLEN, OF THE MCMILLEN LUMBER, SASH & SHINGLE COMPANY, RESIDED IN THIS HOUSE FROM APPROXIMATELY 1888 TO HIS DEATH IN 1898. MCMILLEN WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR LUMBER INDUSTRIALISTS IN LATE 19TH CENTURY OSHKOSH. MCMILLEN STARTED IN THE LUMBER BUSINESS IN 1858 AS A PARTNER WITH C. W. DAVIS AND R. T. MORGAN IN WHAT BECAME THE MORGAN CO. IN 1866, DAVIS AND MCMILLEN STARTED A SAWMILL WHICH BECAME THE R. MCMILLEN LUMBER CO.. MCMILLEN WAS IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS THE PAINE, SAWYER AND MORGAN COMPANIES. (A)

Bibliographic References

OSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN 5/9/1993. BIBLIGRAPHICAL SOURCES: A. OSHKOSH CITY DIRECTORY 1889. B. OSHKOSH WEEKLY NORTHWESTERN, MAY 24, 1888, P. 5. C. OSHKOSH CITY DIRECTORIES 1889-1900. D. OSHKOSH OF TODAY, OSHKOSH, 1898, PP. 55-56.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Algoma Boulevard Historic District

National Register Listing Date

Dec 01, 1994

State Register Listing Date

Apr 06, 1994

Contributing

Yes

house Queen Anne

Winnebago
County

Oshkosh
Community

1880-1889
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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