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104 W SLIFER ST

Architecture and History Inventory
104 W SLIFER ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:DR. JOHN ROBERT & KATHRYN CURTIS HOUSE
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Reference Number:231898
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):104 W SLIFER ST
County:Columbia
City:Portage
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1966
Additions:
Survey Date:2015
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Usonian
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect: LYNN GUNDERSON
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:DR. JOHN ROBERT CURTIS (1915-2012) WAS A VETERINARIAN. HE AND HIS WIFE, KATHRYN WERE ENAMORED OF THE HOUSE DESIGNS OF E. FAY JONES, OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, AND THEY HAD PORTAGE CONTRACTOR/ENGINEER/ARCHITECT LYNN GUNDERSON DESIGN THIS HOUSE BASED ON HOUSES OF JONES' DESIGN.
Bibliographic References:CITY OF PORTAGE ASSESSOR'S RECORDS. CITY OF PORTAGE REAL ESTATE TAX ROLLS. PORTAGE DAILY REGISTER, AUGUST 13, 2012 (OBITUARY OF DR. JOHN ROBERT CURTIS). INTERVIEW WITH KATHRYN CURTIS, JULY 12, 2016.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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