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Property Record

516 E FOREST AVE

Historic Name:
Judge J.C. Kerwin House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
62137

Property Location

Location (Address)
516 E FOREST AVE
County
Winnebago
City/Village
Neenah
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1885
Additions
Survey Date
1981
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Unknown
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

Unusual late Italianate Queen Anne house with Colonial Revival references. Few alterations. Had colonial revival balustrade on roof deck. Interior contains numerous remarkable plaster ornamented ceilings.

Born and education in Menasha, Kerwin was a prominent attorney and state supreme court judge. The husband of P.V. Lawson Jrs. Also one time owner of the Lawson Water Power in Menasha. His daughters married into the Clark and Sensenbrenner families.
Bibliographic References
A. 1885 Neenah Tax Record, p. 54. B. The Daily News and the Times; 1/29/1921 p. 1.col. 6. C. Factories in the Valley, p. 263. Appleton Post Crescent 4/18/1998. Neenah Citizen 8/28/1998.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Kerwin, Judge J. C., House
National Register Listing Date
Aug 16, 1996
State Register Listing Date
Dec 01, 1995
Contributing
Unique ID
HI62137

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Attribution

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