Property Record
5029 ALGOMA RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | AUGUST SCHAUER HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 1724 |
| Location (Address): | 5029 ALGOMA RD |
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| County: | Brown |
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| Township/Village: | Scott |
| Unincorporated Community: | NEW FRANKEN |
| Town: | 24 |
| Range: | 22 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 21 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
| Year Built: | 1880 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 19752014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | POLYCHROMATIC CNR QUOINS, SEGMENTAL ARCH WINDOWS, FRONT PORCH. 2014: The August Schauer House is a two-story, square-plan farmhouse constructed c.1880. It has a stone foundation, brick cladding, and truncated hip roof sheathed with asphalt shingles. The symmetrical front (south) facade features a partial-width hip roof porch raised on stone blocks and supported by battered wood columns. A similar porch is located on the east (side) elevation. Windows are replacement one-over-one vinyl sashes with arched hoods. The transom over the front door has been filled with brick. The house features modest decorative elements, including cream brick quoins and window hoods. The only other building on the property is a modern garage located east of the house. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Architecture and History Survey. “STH 57/54 Interchange to Stump Road” WHS project number 14-0624/DA. March 2014. Prepared by Mead & Hunt Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |