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553 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
553 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:FUNERAL HOME (1935 CA-1974 CA)
Other Name:William Smith House
Contributing:
Reference Number:23474
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):553 MAIN ST
County:Oconto
City:Oconto
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1883
Additions:
Survey Date:2009
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
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Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: West Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:5/14/1979
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' (Main Street Historic District) exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. The site file also contains documentation and correspondence relating to Memorandum of Agreement stipulations as well as Determination of Eligibility documentation. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. SMITH WAS PRES OF FARNSWORTH & SMITH BANK, ONE OF OCONTO'S FIRST FINANCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, BEGUN IN 1860. IT WAS BUILT FOR THE BANKER'S WIFE, THE FORMER ELLA NEWBANKS, WHILE SHE WAS ON A TRIP TO ALASKA. STEEPLY PITCHED ROOF. PEDIMENT OVER PORCH ENTRY. STAINED GLASS TRANSOMS. POLYGONAL BAY W/ DECORATIVE FRIEZE BAND. 2 STORY ATTACHED REAR GARAGE IS A LATER ADDITION. HOUSE USED AS A FUNERAL HOME FROM ca 1935-ca 1974.[Date Cnst:CA] FUNERAL HOME (1935 CA-1974 CA). 2021- Originally William Smith House.
Bibliographic References:Historic Sites Reconnaissance Survey. May 2009. Prepared by Barbara Kooiman. West Main Street Historic District, Oconto, Wisconsin brochure, 1979.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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