Property Record
136 S DULUTH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 229730 |
| Location (Address): | 136 S DULUTH AVE |
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| County: | Door |
| City: | Sturgeon Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1947 |
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| Survey Date: | 2014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Board |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2015- This one-story, modest Colonial Revival-inspired house (1947) represents the transition between Minimal Traditional and the Ranch and is a combination of a side-gabled, central section and an attached, front-gabled, two-car garage to the north and a front-gabled projection to the south. Sheathing includes two types of board siding, as well as stone veneer. At the center, a single door with flanking sidelights and a large picture window is located underneath a porch-like area with turned wooden supports. Windows throughout the remainder of the house are multiple-light, double-hung examples. Assessor’s records indicate that the house was built in 1947 and available city directories identify the home’s first known owner (in 1952) as Frank B. Wilcox. However, by 1955, the owner was listed as Donald B. and LaVern Meeusen. The Meeusens wed in 1948 and had two children. Donald died in 1976 and LaVern, a teacher, remained in the home until her death in 2007. -"CTH C/Duluth Avenue Survey," WisDOT ID #4997-00-63, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (Schnell) (2015). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Assessor’s records for 136 S. Duluth Avenue; Sturgeon Bay City Directories, 1952, 1955, 1961, 1983, 1990; LaVern Meeusen’s obituary (d. 7 August 2007), Available online at www.huehnsfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id= 135766&fh _id=10959, Accessed 28 January 2015. The 1948 city directory was reviewed; however, there was no entry for 136 S. Duluth Avenue. It is possible that the house was originally built outside of the city limits. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |