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Property Record

286 E DIVISION ST

Historic Name:
West, Maurice and Amanda, House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
53526

Property Location

Location (Address)
286 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
1925
Additions
Survey Date
1988
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
This two-story house is constructed of brick and has a low-pitched hip roof. The main entrance is dominated by a frontispiece of Ionic columns supporting an entablature with a balconet. The entry sits under a round arch reveal. Stone round arch reveals decorate the first story windows on the front facade. A small piazza with a balustrade of turned posts sits in front of the main entrance.

This house is architecturally significant as a good example of the Mediterranean Revival style. The brick exterior, stone frontispiece and window decoration are all details compatible with the style. The house is well preserved and is distinctive in the proposed East Division Street Historic District.

This house was the home of Maurice and Amanda West between 1926 and 1942. Maurice West was an executive of the Galloway-West Company, a dairy products processing company that is one of Fond du Lac's most important twentieth century industries.
Bibliographic References
(A) Fond du Lac City Directories. (B) Sanborn-Perris Maps - Fond du Lac. (C) Fond du Lac Tax Rolls. FOND DU LAC REPORTER 8/10/1995.

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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