620 N BROADWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

620 N BROADWAY

Architecture and History Inventory
620 N BROADWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Caroline M. and Herbert Irving Wheeler House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:1827
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):620 N BROADWAY
County:Brown
City:De Pere
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1876
Additions: 1962
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Second Empire
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Nathan B. Chase
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: North Broadway Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:9/8/1983
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information: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, State Historic Preservation Office. MASSIVE SECOND EMPIRE CHARACTER WITH ROOF PIERCED BY DORMERS. SQUARE TOWER AT ANGLE. AN ADDITIONAL STORY WRAP AROUND PORCH WITH TURNED BALUSTRADE. HOODED DOUBLE ARCH WINDOW BRACKETS UNDER EAVES. In the 1940s, the front porch was rebuilt, a side porch on the south side was removed and the south side rear porch was enclosed. Interior alterations at this time include the removal of the dining room fireplace, adding bathrooms to the first and second floor (the second floor bath blocks access to the tower) and other minor alterations to the floor plan. In 1962, a family room and sun porch was added to the rear of the building. Nathan B. Chase was also a lumberman.
Bibliographic References:Tax records. A Walking Tour of DePere by the DePere Historical Society.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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