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745 MARTIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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745 MARTIN AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
745 MARTIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:JOHN H. MARTIN HOUSE
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Reference Number:16617
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):745 MARTIN AVE
County:Fond du Lac
City:Fond du Lac
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1848
Additions: 1852
Survey Date:1988
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Greek Revival
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Wall Material:Clapboard
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:This two-story house has a long one-story side wing. The main block has a gable roof with full pediment. The wing has a long hip roof. The house is covered with clapboards and fenestration is regular. The main entrance in the wing is decorated with sidelights. A later-added porch with posts and a frieze in a cut-out pattern spans the front and side of the main block like a veranda.

Built between 1848 and 1852, the John H. Martin House is considered the oldest known house still standing in the city of Fond du Lac. It has a full pediment decoation, symmetrical plan, and regular fenestration, all details typical of the style. It has a very high level of preservation and is a local landmark.

MARTIN WAS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Bibliographic References:(A) FOND DU LAC TALKING HOUSES AND HISTORIC PLACES BROCHURE, FOND DU LAC CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. (B) FOND DU LAC CITY DIRECTORIES. (C) SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS - FOND DU LAC. (D) FOND DU LAC TAX ROLLS. (E) CAROL CARTWRIGHT, CITY IF FOND DU LAC INTENSIVE SURVEY REPORT, FOND DU LAC: CITY OF FOND DU LAC, 1992.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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