Property Record
842 ALGOMA BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Moses Hooper House (AKA Oviatt House) |
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| Other Name: | UW-Oshkosh, Oviatt House, OSH 0045 |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 16516 |
| Location (Address): | 842 ALGOMA BLVD |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1882 |
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| Additions: | 1883 |
| Survey Date: | 19782011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | WILLIAM WATERS |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Oviatt House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/27/1979 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Oshkosh State Normal School Historic District |
| National Register Listing Date: | 12/6/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Oviatt House) 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: THE OVIATT HOUSE IS A TWO STORY STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTED OF ROCK FACED LIMESTONE AND FEATURING A THREE STORY RECTANGULAR TOWER. STILTED SEGMENTAL ARCHES MARK DOOR AND WINDOWS. THIS IS ONE OF WATERS' MOST DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS AND WAS PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER IN 1979. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: THE HOME WAS BUILT FOR MOSES HOOPER, PROMINENT OSHKOSH ATTORNEY. HOOPER WAS A NATIONALLY KNOWN EXPERT IN RIPARIAN RIGHTS AND SERVED AS THE ATTORNEY FOR THE KIMBERLY-CLARK COMPANY FOR OVER 50 YEARS. DR. CHARLES OVIATT WAS A PROMINANT SURGEON WITH A REGIONAL REPUTATION. THE DETAILS OF BOTH MEN'S CAREERS ARE SHOWN IN GREATER DEPTH IN THE NRHP NOMINATION FORM. (C) INTERIOR DECORATION BY F. J. WALDO. 1884-1912 : RESIDENCE 1913-1933 : WOMEN'S DORMITORY 1934-1990 : CHANCELLOR'S RESIDENCE 1990- : HEADQUARTERS FOR UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH FOUNDATION |
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| Bibliographic References: | OSHKOSH, WIS 1892 BIBLIGRAPHICAL SOURCES: A. OSHKOSH DAILY NORTHWESTERN (OCT. 31, 1883). B. OSHKOSH DAILY NORTHWESTERN (DEC. 15, 1917). C. NRHP NOMINATION FORM 6/19/79. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |