Property Record
23674 WHITEHALL
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Frank Pampuch House |
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| Reference Number: | 168401 |
| Location (Address): | 23674 WHITEHALL |
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| County: | Trempealeau |
| City: | Independence |
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| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Survey Date: | 20102013 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2011- The Frank Pampuch House is a two-and-one-half-story, red brick residence located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Osseo Road and Whitehall Road. Erected ca. 1890, the newly inventoried house faces south towards Whitehall Road. The earliest section of the house rises from a parged foundation, is faced with red brick, and carries a dominant, asphalt-shingled, side gable roof. The side gable roof is broken on the main (south-facing facade) by a central, front-facing gable. Plain stone lintels, lug sills, and cornice returns add embellishment throughout the house. A half-hipped, enclosed porch extends across the main facade. The porch is sided with aluminum and displays three-over-one, Craftsman-style windows; it is surmounted by a single-spaced, one-over-one, double-hung window and a small square, fixed transom. A large two-story, gabled addition extends from the rear (north-facing) facade; it is sided with clapboard and also displays three-over-one, Craftsman-style windows. This addition has a modified open porch with metal supports. The 1901 Standard Atlas of Trempealeau County indicates F. Pampuch as the landowner of the property, which included four acres at the time. According to records on Ancestry.com, this was most likely Frank Pampuch, of the Pampuch Family. The Pampuchs were a large family and one of the earliest to settle in Independence. Lawrence Pampuch, not an immediate relative of Frank's, arrived with his family from the Village of Poppelau, Upper Silesia, Prussia, in 1872. For a short time the family lived in a log house on the present Osseo Road. Lawrence raised wheat on 280 acres, part of which became the business district of lndependence. Regarding the architecture of the house, many of the earliest constructed buildings in Independence were erected of red brick, which was readily available from local factories. The first known brick factory in Independence was established by Ferdinand Horst in 1882. It is thought that many of the red brick houses standing today originated from his factory, although no specific connections were made during the survey. The Frank Pampuch House is proposed for demolition as part of this project. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Gamroth, Clarence J. (Ed.). Historical Album, 100 Years, Independence, Wisc. Independence, WI: City of Independence, 1976. “Architecture and History Survey: STH 121” WHS project number 13-1097/TR. April 2013. Prepared by Rachel E. Bankowitz. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |