Property Record
765 ALGOMA BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | William E. Pollock House |
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Other Name: | UW-Oshkosh, Pollock Alumni House, OSH 0010 |
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Reference Number: | 16855 |
Location (Address): | 765 ALGOMA BLVD |
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County: | Winnebago |
City: | Oshkosh |
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Year Built: | 1920 |
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Survey Date: | 19782011 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
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Wall Material: | Stucco |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Pollock, William E., Residence |
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National Register Listing Date: | 12/6/1984 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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Additional Information: | A 'site file' 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. William Pollock manufactured the overalls--trademarked “Osh Kosh B’Gosh”--that made Oshkosh a household name. In 1920, he commissioned a handsome expression of Mediterranean Revival architecture, featuring stuccoed walls, red-tile roofs with decoratively cut rafter tails, and arched window and door openings. French doors flanked by sidelights open onto a wrought-iron balconet above the arched entry vestibule. East of the entry, five arched sashes fill a bay window, covered by a pent roof clad in mission tiles. Fluor Brothers, a local contractor, built the house from plans drawn by an unidentified architect in Chicago. In 1946, after Pollock donated the house to the Wisconsin State Teachers College at Oshkosh (now the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh), the building became a women’s dormitory, but is now the alumni center. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: SPANISH-MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL, STUCCO EXTERIOR, TILE ROOF, TWO AND ONE HALF STORY, EXCELLENT INTERIOR. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: BUILT IN 1920 FOR OWNER OF OSHKOSH OVERALL CO. (OSHKOSH B'GOSH). GIVEN TO UNIVERSITY 1943. |
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Bibliographic References: | Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |