Property Record
804-04 1/2 ELLIS AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 648 |
| Location (Address): | 804-04 1/2 ELLIS AVE |
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| County: | Ashland |
| City: | Ashland |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 19822016 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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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: | DESCRIPTION: This two and a half story massive house exhibits the finest Ashland frame construction. The house is sided with narrow clapboard and the most striking feature is the large front end gable which is flared and shingled in shingle style character. The large arched window features a fan light motif found int he most beautiful homes and public buildings of Ashland such as the Old Post Office or the Y.M.C.A., building. This was manufactured by the Scott-Taylor Company of Ashland, which is still operative. The gable is further set off by the Eastlake style bargeboards and the simple scroll brackets under the eave. House is a cruciform plan and is simple in massing. A two-story side bay window with upper gable is on southeast wall. This house closely resembles 713 Chapple Avenue is scale, materials and decorative details. One story front addition of southeast corner. SIGNIFICANCE: This vernacular shingle style house represents one of the best preserved examples of the type and is, therefore, significant as a locally rare example of this northern Wisconsin interpretation of the Shingle style. It is significant also for its pivotal rold in the proposed Ellis Avenue residential district, for its association with the finely crafted woodwork tradition of Scott-Taylor Company, and for its similarity to the 713 Chapple Avenue residence. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] ASHLAND ASSESSOR'S CARD |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |