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Property Record

216 7TH AVE E

Historic Name:
Herman and Catherine Gielle House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
610

Property Location

Location (Address)
216 7TH AVE E
County
Ashland
City/Village
Ashland
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1900
Additions
Survey Date
1982,2017
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Asbestos
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
POLYGONAL CNR THREE-STORY TOWERCIRCULAR PORCH

Octagonal onion-domed tower at corner, with circular wraparound veranda with Eastlake detailing and turned balustrade. Gabled two story projection on south side of this late Picturesque style house.

2017: No apparent changes to the home's exterior since last surveyed in 1982.

Gielle was a pharmacist. He died in 1912. In 1915 the house was purchased by Fred T. Banks, agent for the Singer Sewing machine Co.
Bibliographic References
See Sharon Manthei, "Ashland: Oh How You've Changed," Volume 1: Homes (Ashland, WI: Ashland Historical Society, 2003), page 4 for additional ownership information after 1915. "H. G. Gielle Passes Away," Ashland Daily Press, 2 October 1912, p. 1.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

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National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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