Property Record
261 LINDEN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Simon Schaefer House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 54184 |
Location (Address): | 261 LINDEN ST |
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County: | Fond du Lac |
City: | Fond du Lac |
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Year Built: | 1886 |
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Survey Date: | 1988 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Linden Street Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 4/26/2002 |
State Register Listing Date: | 10/19/2001 |
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Additional Information: | This two-story vernacular house is constructed of brick and has a low-pitched gable roof. Windows are largely four light double-hung sashes. They are decorated with segmental brick arches. A veranda wraps wround the front of the house and attaches to the shallow two-story ell. It features thin round posts, a spool-and-spindle balustrade, and a pediment over the veranda entrance. Garage. This house is a good example of a simple variation of a vernacular form. This was the home of Simon Schaefer Sr., between 1887 and 1907. Schaefer Sr. was a real estate agent and city official. Simon Schaefer Jr., and his wife, Ellen. lived here between 1909 and 1942. Schaefer Jr. was also a real estate agent. |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) Fond du Lac City Directories. (B) Sanborn-Perris Maps - Fond du Lac. (C) Maurice McKenna, Ed., Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Past and Present, Vol. II, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |