Property Record
35818 OSSEO RD
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 168402 |
| Location (Address): | 35818 OSSEO RD |
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| County: | Trempealeau |
| City: | Independence |
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| Survey Date: | 2010 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Cross 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- This one-and-one-half-story, cross-gabled, red brick house is located on the east side of Osseo Road, north of its intersection with Elm Street. Erected ca. 1910, the newly-inventoried house rises from a stone foundation and faces west toward the Osseo Road. The cross gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles. An open, one-story, halfhipped porch partially extends across the main (west-facing) facade, and is also constructed of brick. A one-story, shedroof section extends from the rear (east-facing) facade. It rises from a stone foundation and is clad with white vinyl siding. Plain lug lintels, stone sills, cornice returns, wide eaves and a stone water table add embellishment throughout the house. The south-facing facade also displays a bay window. The fenestration throughout the house remains intact but all openings carry replacements. 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 vernacular house does not embody distinctive characteristics of any type, period, or method of construction. It should be noted that the group of red brick houses on Osseo Road (and in the APE) were assessed for their architectural/historical significance as a whole, or in other words, as a potential historic district; however, modern development (newer intrusions) have altered the connection between these buildings such that the sense of historic environment has been diminished. |
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| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |