Property Record
566 MEMORIAL DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Richard Weitlich House |
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| Reference Number: | 50169 |
| Location (Address): | 566 MEMORIAL DR |
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| County: | Door |
| City: | Sturgeon Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1911 |
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| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Fred D. Crandall |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Basically, this larger, two-story house is an example of the American four square style with bungalow type detailing. Square in plan with a low, pyramidal roof accented by a central dormer, this building is symetrically detailed with the exception of the off-center porch, so placed to accommodate a side entry. The foundations of the porch is of local grey limestone set as coursed square stone. The first story is clad with shingles (composition) set in a diamond pattern. The detailing is of significance in that it exemplifies the craftsman style of exposing or implying rafter ends and other structural elements but, further, it is done up in an "exotic", if not exactly oriental style. The rafter ends are sawn to form delicate curvalinear brackets while the squat porch columns are vaguely Egyptian in motif. This Egyptain flavor carries elsewhere on the exterior with the battered supports at the dormer and the first story window surrounds with battered sides capped with an implied cavetto moulding at the top. The windows of the porch have a diamond pattern in the upper lights and may be a later modification as are the concrete entry steps and metal handrails. This handsomely designed building is quite well maintained and in close to original condition. Its unique style of detailing applied to a basic building type make this structure of architectural significance as an excellent example of its style and the fniest example of its type within the city. This property had a small building valued at a mere $300 in 1909 (exclusive of the lot). A.J. Gordon owned the site. In 1910, John Gabert acquired the property, but made no improvements to it. In 1911, Richard Weillich acquired the property and dramatically increased its value by adding an $1,800 building to it. A building of that value would be a large or imposing structure. In 1916, Ernest Baudhuin acquired the Weillich house and made further improvements to it, raising its value to $2,700. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Tax Roll, City of Sturgeon Bay. B. The Architecture of Fred D. Crandall-Door County Library-Picasa Web Albums |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |