Property Record
418 AMHERST AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JOHN AND KATHERINE DAVIS HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28080 |
| Location (Address): | 418 AMHERST AVE |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1981 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Irving Church Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/7/1994 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/9/1993 |
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| Additional Information: | ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: THIS TWO STORY STUCCO HOUSE IS BASICALLY A GABLE ROOFED RECTANGLE WITH THE LONG AXIS PARALLEL TO THE STREET. APPLIED TO THIS FORM IS A ONE STORY CONSERVATORY AND ON THE FACADE, A GABLE ROOFED PORCHA AND DORMER. FRAME VERTICAL BOARDS UNITE BANDS OF WINDOWS AND FORM A RUDIMENTARY HALF TIMBER DETAIL IN THE GABLE ENDS. THE BUILDING IS ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT AND IS, STYLISITCALLY A HYBRID, COMBINING FORMS AND MOTIFS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL, ARTS AND CRAFTS DESIGNS AND THE BUNGALOW TYPE. THIS COMBINATION OF DETAILS AND MATIERIALS RESULTS IN A VERY COHESIVE DESIGN. A SIMILAR HOUSE DESIGN IS LOCATED AT 1856 OREGON (WN 27/4). HISTORICAL STATEMENT: IN 1918, JOHN J. DAVIS, EFFICIENCY MANAGER FOR PAINE LUMBER, LIVED IN THE HOUSE. THAT IS THE FIRST LISTING AT THIS ADDRESS. (A) |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. OSHKOSH CITY DIRECTORIES, 1910-1922. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |