Generally bounded by the 100 and 200 blocks of Washington Avenue
Historic Name: | Washington Avenue Neoclassical District |
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Reference Number: | 100000863 |
Location (Address): | Generally bounded by the 100 and 200 blocks of Washington Avenue |
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County: | Winnebago |
City/Village: | Oshkosh |
Township: |
Washington Avenue Neoclassical District City of Oshkosh, Winnebago County Dates of Construction between 1900 and 1929 Downtown Oshkosh is located on the north side of the Fox River and flanked to the east by a number of large civic and commercial buildings. Located in this area, the Washington Avenue Neoclassical District is focused on two blocks of Washington Avenue occupied primarily by large civic and institutional buildings designed in the Neoclassical style and consists of six contributing resources, two of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The district’s development began in the 1900 and continued for three decades. The construction of the district, and the ubiquitous use of the Neoclassical style, took place after the rise of Oshkosh’s regional economic influence. This is reflected in the stature of the city’s institutions, specifically the city’s wealth and cultural importance of Oshkosh in the Public Library and Post Office and the fraternal and insurance organizations in the Masonic Temple, Fraternal Reserve Association, and Wisconsin National Life Insurance Company building. The city’s pride in these institutions has resulted in one of Oshkosh’s most architecturally intact historic civic and institutional areas. |
Period of Significance: | 1900-1929 |
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Area of Significance: | Architecture |
Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
Historic Use: | Government: Post Office |
Historic Use: | Social: Meeting Hall |
Historic Use: | Education: Library |
Architectural Style: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
Architectural Style: | Classical Revival |
Resource Type: | District |
Architect: | Henry Auler |
Architect: | William Waters |
Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
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Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
National Register Listing Date: | 04/10/2017 |
State Register Listing Date: | 12/02/2016 |
Number of Contributing Buildings: | 6 |
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Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |