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232 N 5TH AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
232 N 5TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:49804
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):232 N 5TH AVE
County:Door
City:Sturgeon Bay
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1880
Additions:
Survey Date:1982
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:Unknown
Wall Material:Asbestos
Architect:
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:This ornately detailed residential structure is two-story variation on the square-in-plan, hipped roof vernacular house that is common throughout the City. This building is of particular interest, however, because of the detailing which remains. The eaves are accented with a scroll-sawn cornice drapery in a wide fluer-de-lis pattern and accented at the corners with turned drop-finials. The porch roof is supported by turned and bracketed posts (the banister and railing have been removed) while the spandrels between the posts are pierced with drill-work. A simple pediment accents the entry of the porch steps. The door and windows have moulded lintels and the front door hsa a double window that is heavily moulded and topped with semicircular qarches. Lattice-work forms the porch apron. Asbestos siding hides nearly all other textural detail but what remains is of architectural interest--particularly the cornice drapery which while not rare elsewhere, is unique in the City.
Bibliographic References:A. Observation.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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