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L.W. BRAZEAU WAS PROMINENT OCONTO COMMUNITY LEADER & REAL ESTATE AGENT. CANTILEVERED SHINGLED GABLE W/ROUND WINDOW OVER NARROW BAY. NARROW POLYGONAL SIDE BAY. LARGE 1ST FLR ORIEL W/HIP ROOF. PORCH W/IONIC COLUMNS & DENTILLED EAVES. TRANSOMED WINDOWS.
1997- "The Brazeau House faces east toward Brazeau Avenue and is dominated by a one-story, flat-roofed, wrap-around porch. The porch is enriched with fluted, Ionic columns set on limestone pedestals, supporting a broad entablature with a denticulated cornice. The porch features railings with turned balusters and cut-out vent boards. The stairs of the porch have been replaced and a modem iron railing has been added. The entry is centrally located on this facade and consists of a wood door with a glass panel. A cottage window with a decorative header is located south of the entry. A bay window north of the entry is made up of a cottage window with a header flanked by two, one-over-one, double-hung sash windows. The second story shows two pairs of one-over-one sash windows and a small rectangular window with leaded glass. The southeast comer of the second story has been cut away to create a small balcony with a decorative bargeboard. A pair of french doors leads onto the balcony. Above, the gable end is enriched with fish scale shingles and a raking, denticulated cornice. Two, six-pane windows with decorative surrounds are centered in the gable end.
The south facade faces Pecor Avenue. The front porch wraps around to this facade and displays a second staircase. The original section and the rear addition are visible from this facade. The first story of the original section exhibits a boxy, hipped-roof bay with five, one-over-one windows and a two-story polygonal bay. At the first story, the polygonal bay shows two windows and a door leading onto the porch. Three windows are set in the polygonal bay at the second story. At the second story east ofthe polygonal bay, two, one-over-one sash windows appear. A wide band of fish scale shingles appear above and below the second-story windows. The gable extends out over the second story and is supported by three decorative brackets with pendants. An oculus window is located in the gable end. The rear addition exhibits three, one-over-one sash windows and a small porch. This porch has been partially enclosed, but a decorative bargeboard and spindles are still visible.
The rear (west) facade of the main block is partially obscured by the addition. The only visible elements on the original section are two, one-over-one sash windows at the first story. Two large doors in the foundation of the addition provide access to the cellar. The enclosed porch extends across the first floor of the addition and displays three sash windows and a shed roof. Immediately above the porch is a modem wood deck with matching stairs. The deck provides access to the second-story door, which is sheltered by a shed-roofed overhang on brackets with knee braces. Also at the second level is a single sash window.
The north facade of the original section features a slightly-projecting, two-story, gabled bay with one sash window at the first story and two sash windows at the second story. Immediately below the second-story window sills, the gabled bay displays a wide band of fish scale shingles. The third story gable end exhibits fish scale shingles and two, six-pane windows with a decorative surround. The north facade of the rear addition shows two, one-over-one sash windows and a small, gabledroof dormer decorated with fish scale shingles.
At the request of the owner, the interior was not viewed. The house was converted into three apartments prior to 1940, with one apartment on the first floor and two on the second. According to the owner, the original interior plan, wood flooring, and moldings have been preserved. The house remains in use as apartments.
Alterations
Changes to the exterior of the Brazeau House have been confined to a few replacement windows, a replacement staircase on the front porch, a modem deck and staircase on the rear addition, and the rear addition itself. The location of the addition at the rear of the original section and its clapboard finish minimize its impact."
-"Louis Wilfred Brazeau House", Prepared by Stacey C. Pilgrim (Mead & Hunt, Inc.), (1997). |
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