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136 S DULUTH AVE

Historic Name:
Other Name:
Reference Number:
229730

Property Location

Location (Address)
136 S DULUTH AVE
County
Door
City/Village
Sturgeon Bay
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1947
Additions
Survey Date
2014
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Board
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
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).
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.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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