Property Record
35884 OSSEO RD
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 168411 |
| Location (Address): | 35884 OSSEO RD |
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| County: | Trempealeau |
| City: | Independence |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Survey Date: | 2010 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | American Foursquare |
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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 two-and-one-half-story, red brick, American Foursquare residence is located on the east side of Osseo Road, south of its intersection with Whitehall Road. Erected in 1914, the house rises from a stone foundation and faces west toward the roadway. The steeply-pitched hip roof has been sheathed with asphalt shingles. A hipped roof dormer pierces the roof on the main (west-facing) fa ade. Near the cornice of this same facade, the house displays a small datestone with the initials: P.L. The front porch, not an original feature of the house, extends the full-width of the main facade; it rises from a cement block foundation and displays a partial half-hipped, asphalt-shingled roof with cantilievered eaves. Newer wooden porch supports, a metal railing, and concrete deck are evident. A one-story, vinyl-clad addition extends from the rear (east-facing) facade. Segmental-arch openings, segmental-arch brick lintels and stone sills add embellishment throughout the house. The fenestration has been altered on the south-facing facade where a portion has been filled with a replacement window and siding to reduce the size of the opening. Aside from storm window and screen door additions, most openings appear intact. 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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| Bibliographic References: | Gamroth, Clarence J. (Ed.). Historical Album, 100 Years, Independence, Wisc. Independence, WI: City of Independence, 1976. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |