Property Record
807 MACARTHUR AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DR. CHARLES P. AND ELSIE DEMING HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 744 |
| Location (Address): | 807 MACARTHUR AVE |
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| County: | Ashland |
| City: | Ashland |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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| Survey Date: | 19822012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Chapple and MacArthur Avenues Residential Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/27/2014 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/23/2013 |
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| Additional Information: | DESCRIPTION: Located just outside the northwest boundary of the proposed Chapple Avenue district. This large and extremely well-preserved two story Late Picturesque style house consists of a hipped roof central block from which the many differently scaled parts project, including the tall corbelled brick chimney. The board asymmetrical front facade features central gabled projecting wall dormer that is decorated shingles above the pair of rectangular windows. To the NW a small pediment stands out above rectangular windows below and to the SE a shed roof room is supported by the prominent flat roof veranda that wraps around the front of the house and featurtes coupled columns upon pedestals and a continuous short wall. Toward the rear of the house, a two story extension features a small diamond-shaped window and rectangular windows. The major shingled decorative panels, the window moldings, the column supports and articulating corner boards are painted in a bold color in strong contrast with the white painted clapboards. SIGNIFICANCE: This house is significant as one of the best preserved 1890s Late Picturesque style residences of this particular type in Ashland. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] ASHLAND ASSESSOR'S CARD. Tax rolls confirm the house was built between 1890 and 1891. The house also appears to have been the product of the Osborn Home Association. As of 1892, the house was occupied by Charles P. Deming, dentist. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |