16 N 5TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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16 N 5TH AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
16 N 5TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Richard and Sadie Cody House
Other Name:White Lace Inn
Contributing:
Reference Number:49799
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):16 N 5TH AVE
County:Door
City:Sturgeon Bay
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1903
Additions:
Survey Date:2000
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect: Henry Foeller
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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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, Division of Historic Preservation. This large, late Queen Anne style house is an "Ell" in plan with an octagonal tower filling the void between the two legs. Clad with both plain and fancy butt shingles on the gables and the upper level of the tower. Details of note are the pyramidal tower roof capped with a slender finial. The use of classical detailing including Palladian motif windows at the gables, and the large wrap-around porch that is supported by wood columns with a shallow pediment over the entry. This larger older building is of architectural interest as an example of a once locally common architectural style.

Until recently, this building was the headquarters for the Sturgeon Bay Knights of Columbus Organization.

Aluminum siding removed and house restored to original fabric (2000). Front gable guest cottage moved to property in 1983.
Bibliographic References:A. Sanborn Perris Maps of Sturgeon Bay, 1891. Sturgeon Bay Door Co. Advocate 2/10/2004.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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