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620 E FOREST AVE

Historic Name:
Frank B. Whiting House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
69958

Property Location

Location (Address)
620 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
2004
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

Altered Queen Anne. Carriage house and garage also. Built by Daniel W. Barnes, a contractor and later vice president of the home trade shoe company, the home was better known for Frank Whiting, Vice-President and secretary of the George Whiting Paper Co. in Menasha. This was the principle residence of one of Neenah's most flamboyant residents (see 515 Clark Street). Grounds include a 2 story carriage house built of brick in the 1880s and a one story brick garage built in 1920s.

The was previously surveyed in 1981 with a map code of 6/22 on a city engineers base map.
Bibliographic References
(A) 1885 Neenah Tax Record, p. 62. (B) Wright's Directory of Oshkosh, 1893, p . 430. (C) Bunn's Directory of Winnebago County, 190, p. 638. (D) Konrad's Directory of Winnebago County, 1914, p. 105. Appleton Post Crescent 9/2/1998. Neenah Citizen 8/28/1998. Neenah Citizen 9/18/1998. East Forest Avenue Historic District, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, 2005. “East Forest Avenue Historic District Preservation Plan.” April 2012. Neenah Wisconsin Landmarks Commission.

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