Property Record
906 BEASER AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Nils Hoshovd House |
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| Reference Number: | 544 |
| Location (Address): | 906 BEASER AVE |
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| County: | Ashland |
| City: | Ashland |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 20082016 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Small one story clapboard house with front end gable with simple bargeboard. Extension on NE side and house raised on foundation. Previously surveyed in 1982. Since that time, a small rear entry addition was made to the southeast side of the house. However the house still retains its original siding and bracket trim. 2008- "This one-story house rises from a rock-faced, concrete block foundation and is covered with clapboard siding. A gabled wing extends to the northwest, while a gabled rear entrance (which was added between 1982 and 2000) extends from the southeast elevation. A single wooden knee brace accents the gabled peak of the porch, while modest flat brackets line the eave. This house was built in circa 1900 by Norwegian immigrant Nils Hoshovd. Hoshovd married Anna Harriet Pedersen in 1895 and they lived in this house and/or maintained ownership of the home until at least 1935. At the time of the home's construction, Nils was working at the Keystone Lumber Company; within two years, he was employed at the Barker & Stewart Lumber Company. After working briefly at A. Booth & Co., wholesale fish, he joined Swift & Co., wholesale meats, as a driver and then as a traveling salesman. Nils died on 25 August 1957. By 1942-43, the house was occupied by Albert Butler." - "Beaser Ave, 18th St to Lake Shore Dr W", WisDOT ID #9952-14-00, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd (Schnell) (2008). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Tax rolls, City of Ashland, 1887-1935; Ashland City Directory, Various dates reviewed between 1899 and 1916. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |