214 E DIVISION ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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214 E DIVISION ST

Architecture and History Inventory
214 E DIVISION ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:JOHN AND MARY MCGALLOWAY HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:52297
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):214 E DIVISION ST
County:Fond du Lac
City:Fond du Lac
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1931
Additions:
Survey Date:1988
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: East Division Street - Sheboygan Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:4/17/2010
State Register Listing Date:2/19/2010
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This outstanding two-story Georgian Revival house has a stucco exterior, corner quoins, a roof with returned eaves and a frieze decorated with modillions. Several arched dormers project from the roof. Windows are six-over-six-light double-hung sashes decorated with pediment lintels and shutters. The main entrance is decorated by sidelights and an elliptically-arched transom. Wooden pilasters and a thin wooden surround also decorate the entrance. A one-story sun room projects from the east wall.

This house is the best example of the Georgian Revival style in the city. The symmetry of the plan, the classical details, and the elaborate entrance are all well-executed and outstanding details of the style. The high level of preservation adds to the building's significance.

This house was built for John and Mary McGalloway, who lived there between 1932 and 1942. John McGalloway was an attorney who had a law office in the Commercial National Bank in Fond du Lac. He also served as a judge and from 1948 to 1949 was President of the Wisconsin State Bar.
Bibliographic References:(A) FOND DU LAC 8/17/1995. (B) FOND DU LAC CITY DIRECTORIES. (C) SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS - FOND DU LAC. (D) FOND DU LAC TAX ROLLS.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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