Property Record
241 MAPLE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Robert C. Ramsay House |
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| Reference Number: | 23213 |
| Location (Address): | 241 MAPLE ST |
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| County: | Marinette |
| City: | Peshtigo |
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| Year Built: | 1911 |
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| Survey Date: | 1997 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Dutch Colonial Revival |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Alfred B. Andrews |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. STEEPLY PITCHED ROOF. PORCH W/DORIC COLUMNS AND DENTILLED EAVES. GABLED FRONT WOOD SHINGLED DORMER W/RETURNED DENTILLED EAVES. DORMER W/1/2 ROUND FANLIGHT WINDOW W/KEYSTONE MOTIF IN LINTEL. DORMER W/PAIRED LEADED GLASS WINDOW W/ARCHED MOULDED LINTEL. 1996- "The Robert C. Ramsay House was built c. 1911.1 It occupies a large corner lot at the intersection of Maple Street (U.S. Highway [USH] 41) and Noquebay Avenue on the east side ofthe city of Peshtigo. Facing north, the Dutch Colonial Revival style house is set back approximately 30 feet from Maple Street and is surrounded with large mature trees. A non-contributing, c. 1930 garage stands southwest of the house. A small, non-contributing, c. 1990 shed is located southeast of the house. A c. 1885 stone hitching post stands south of the house. Too small a resource to count in this Determination of Eligibility, the 2 1/2-foot-high post is fashioned to look like a tree stump and engraved with the name R.C. Ramsey. The post's placement most likely corresponds with the location of the carriage house (demolished). Description This two-and-one-half-story clapboard house is capped by a side-facing gambrel roof and rests on a stone foundation. The main facade displays a large dormer window and porch, the most prominent decorative features of the residence. The one-story porch spans the width of the facade and is supported by three pairs of Doric columns set on piers. Simple balustrades extend between the piers, except on the west end where the stairway is placed to correspond with the main entry. The porch cornice is embellished with dentils. Protected by the porch are the main doorway, an original wood door of glass and inset panels, a small window of diamond panes next to the door, and a large picture window with an upper sash of decorative leaded glass. Inserted into the roof above the porch is the gabled dormer. Paired, leaded-glass windows in the dormer are capped by a curved pediment with keystone. A fanlight window with a prominent keystone appears above the paired windows. The majority of the dormer is clad with fishscale shingles. Additional features along the front gable of the dormer are cornice returns and dentils. The west facade features a bay of three windows accented with a denticulated cornice. All eight windows on the first and second stories are one-over-one pane, double-hung windows of varying size. Three small two-pane windows pierce the stone foundation under the bay. A Palladian window is found in the gable of this facade, featuring three small openings, two filled by diamond-paned glass and the center filled with plywood with a sunburst motif surmounted by a keystone. The south (rear) facade displays one, two-pane window in the foundation, a one-over-one, double-hung window on the first story, and a set of three, one-over-one, double-hung windows in the gable end. A simple wood door appears at the far west end of the facade. The stone foundation on this facade is covered by stucco. A bay window and exterior brick chimney dominate the east facade. The cunent brick chimney is not original to the house, but is located in its original position. The rectangular bay of four windows is emiched with a denticulated cornice. Two small two-pane windows pierce the stone foundation under the bay. All nine windows on the east facade are one-over-one, double-hung windows of varying size. Two of these are nanow and flank the chimney. The floor plan of the Ramsay House remains the same as it appeared on the original plans. The first floor includes a front entry and stairway in the northwest comer and a dining room south of it, a formal parlor in the nmiheast comer and a second parlor south of it, and a kitchen along the entire back side. The functions of two upper-floor rooms have been adapted to serve in modem capacities. The former maid's room has been converted to a second bathroom, and the maid's stairway/boiler room now serves as a bedroom. Built-in cabinetry in the dining room has been removed. As in the original design, the dining room is separated from the parlor by double wood doors that contain multiple small panes of glass. Original wood cabinets in the kitchen and original door and window moldings were restored in the last 20 years by the Clement family. Non-contributing Resources The two non-contributing resources on the Ramsay House property are the c. 1930 garage and a c. 1990 shed. Alterations Largely retaining its original appearance, the house exhibits few changes to the exterior. Originally, the front porch and side bays were topped with balustrades; these have been removed. A rear porch similar to, but smaller and less decorative than the front porch, has also been removed." -"Robert C. Ramsay House", Prepared by Kirk R. Huffaker, (1996). |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |