Property Record
422 5TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Wallace and Mathilda Johnson House |
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| Reference Number: | 229997 |
| Location (Address): | 422 5TH ST |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Kiel |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Survey Date: | 2015 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Walter F. Neumann |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Wallace was an officer in the Kiel Woodenware Company. His wife was the sister of Henry Mesch, who was also an officer of the Kiel Woodenware Co. and also built a Neumann-designed home (nearby at 502 River Terrace). Wallace died in 1949, while still residing in the home. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Under Contracts Awarded in The Daily Reporter (Milwaukee), 13 August 1923, a residence in Kiel, measuring 30 x 40, is identified for Wallace Johnson, with architect W.F. Neumann (who was born in Kiel and whose father was a contractor in the Kiel-New Holstein area). The leaded glass work was identified as done by Enterprise Art Glass of Milwaukee. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |