Property Record
125 S FRANKLIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Frank J. Martin House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 22215 |
| Location (Address): | 125 S FRANKLIN ST |
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| County: | Shawano |
| City: | Shawano |
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| Year Built: | 1903 |
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| Survey Date: | 20002023 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Chandler & Parks |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | WIDE MOULDED AND DENTILLED CORNICE TOPPED BY BRACKETED EAVES. 2 STORY ROUND CNR BAY W/FLAT ROOF. PEDIMENTED GABLE AND DORMER W/LARGE TRIPARTITE ROUND ARCH WINDOW. PORCH W/IONIC COLUMNS AND SPINDLE WORK RAILING. ROUNDED ORIEL W/BRACKETED BASE. The owner, Frank J. Martin, used Kaukauna, WI, contractor H.G. Fleck to build his house, which was designed by Racine architects Chandler & Parks. 2023: Resurveyed for the Franklin Street - W. Green Bay Street Residential Historic District DOE, appearance unchanged Frank J. Martin was cashier at one of the first financial institutions in the city and contributed to the establishment of other banks in the city. Frank’s wife, Cora was a charter member of the Woman’s Club. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Shawano Real Estate Tax Rolls. Shawano County Advocate: 4/23/03, p. 5; 7/02/03, p. 5; 7/23/03, p. 5; 9/03/03, p. 5. 2023: “Prominent Woman in Shawano Dies,” Green Bay Press-Gazette, July 15, 1948. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |