Property Record
401 BEAULIEU RD (FORMERLY KNOWN AS 1450 E FOREST AVE)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Carol and Ernst Mahler House |
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| Reference Number: | 51867 |
| Location (Address): | 401 BEAULIEU RD (FORMERLY KNOWN AS 1450 E FOREST AVE) |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Neenah |
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| Year Built: | 1921 |
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| Additions: | 1929 1934 |
| Survey Date: | 1981 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | CHILDS AND SMITH; ESCHWEILER |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Half Timbered Tudor period home by Childs & Smith with two wings by Eachweiler. One of five "Great Houses" built between Appleton and Oshkosh during the 1920s. The gates are from the Jane Smith Hashins House, Menasha. Ernest Mahler joi8ned Kimberly Clark in 1914 as a chemical engineer. Educated in Europe he was the company's first chemist and is credited with the creation of "cellucotton", and thus Kleenex, Kotex and other absorbent products. Under his influence Kimberly Clark moved from competitive papers into paper products and emerged as a multinational corporation. Mahler was instrumental in the foundation of the institute of Paper Chemistry. |
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| Bibliographic References: | OSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN 12/10/1994. APPLETON POST-CRESCENT 12/10/1994. Appleton Post Crescent 5/14/2001. A. 1921-1934 Neenah Tax Rolls, p.100. B. Carol Lyons Mahler; 5/11/1981. C. Shattucks History of Neenah; p,.82 D. William Herziger; 3/22/81 E. Four men and a Machine, p.20-21. https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/68932481_zpid/3-_beds/44.19482,-88.423892,44.134235,-88.533755_rect/12_zm/ https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/401-Beaulieu-Rd_Neenah_WI_54956_M85196-27245?view=qv |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |