Property Record
709 S NORWOOD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | George Gerogenson House |
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Reference Number: | 2152 |
Location (Address): | 709 S NORWOOD AVE |
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County: | Brown |
City: | Green Bay |
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Year Built: | 1889 |
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Survey Date: | 19852022 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | Two story T plan main block with combination gable and hip roof above each of the three salients. The front and the south facing salients have canted first floors with elaborate jigsaw cut fan-shaped corner brackets. The principal windows on the first floor of these salients have stained glass transoms. The first floor of the house is sided in clapboard and surmounted with a beltcourse. The second floor is sided in thinner clapboard siding up to the second floor meeting rails and is sided in fish scale wood shingles up to the eaves. There is an original one-story wing to the rear of the house. It is unusual to see so many of the original decorative elements preserved in a house in such poor condition. TWO WIDTHS OF CLAPBOARD ON FIRST AND SECOND STORYFRONT BAY WITH BRACKETS. COMBINED GABLE AND JERKIN HEAD ROOF BRACKETS UNDER EAVES SIMILAR TO STICK STYLE ELEMENTS. STAINED GLASS |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) Brown County Tax Rolls. (B) Brown County Register of Deeds records. (C) Green Bay City Directories, 1889, 1890. (D) Green Bay Plat Map, 1889. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |