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260 E DIVISION ST

Historic Name:
Dorothy & Adolph Beuchaud House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
53512

Property Location

Location (Address)
260 E DIVISION 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
1915
Additions
Survey Date
1988
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Stucco
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
This two-story Prairie style house has a low-pitched hip roof with wide overhanging eaves. The roof is punctuated on the west by a three-story stair tower that has a gable roof and returned eaves. The house is stucco covered and most windows are sashes with divided upper lights. On the first story, the windows are set into round-arched reveals. The main entrance is covered with an arched overhang with brackets and decorated with sidelights and an arched transom. The stair tower has unusual brackets decorating the side entry, a tripartite window with elliptically-arched transom, and a large occulus window.

This house is architecturally significant as a good example of the Prairie style. The simplicity of the design and the emphasis on the horizontal lines of the house are typical of one variation of the Prairie style. What is unusual is the stair tower, a detail that is not usually seen on this type of house.

This was the home of Adolph and Dorothy Beuchaud between 1921 and 1942. Adolph Beuchaud was the owner of an automobile dealership. Initial research indicates that this house is not historically significant. Further research may uncover information that makes this house significant in the future.
Bibliographic References

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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