Property Record
719 2ND AVE W
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 91 |
| Location (Address): | 719 2ND AVE W |
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| County: | Ashland |
| City: | Ashland |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Survey Date: | 19832016 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side 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: | A 'site file' (Second Avenue West) exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. BROWNSTONE FOUNDATION, HEXAGONAL PROJECTIONCOMPARE 623 SECOND AVE W [Date Cnst:(A)] Description: This large clapboard two story house features a vernacular asymmetrical facade with a long side and gable parallel to the street. From this broad elevation, a hexagonal tower-like projection extends upward in the center with its original windows intact. To the left of this, the entry is tucked under a small veranda added shortly after the house was built. To the right of the central projection, a wall dormer adds more variety to the picturesque facade. On the first story, a group of three windows, all original, are intact. The house is raised slightly on a brownstone foundation and the property is integrated with its district neighbors by the turn-of-the-century landscaping. Roof rafters are exposed and in materials and certain details. This house closely resembles 623 Second Avenue West. Significance: This house is significant for its pivotal position in the proposed Second Avenue West district as a rare and finely preserved example of clapboard vernacular residential architecture popular in the early teens throughout Ashland. Employing local materials from nearby quarries and planing mills, this somewhat elegant house is the only one of its kind and represents a well-proportioned design influenced by the Late Picturesque style and the preference for simplicity. The house is very similar to its neighbors in architectural integrity, materials, scale, and date which enhances its contribution to the unity of the district. |
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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 |