Property Record
627 AMHERST AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Jesse Y. Hull House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28128 |
| Location (Address): | 627 AMHERST AVE |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1884 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1981 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | WILLIAM WATERS |
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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: | ARCHITECURAL STATEMENT: THE HULL HOUSE IS SIGNIFICANT AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE RESIDENTIAL WORK OF THE LOCAL ARCHITECT OF WILLIAM WATERS. WATERS IS PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS LARGER PUBLIC COMMISSIONS OR LARGE RESIDENCES, HOWEVER, HE WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY POPULAR, SMALLER HOUSES. THE BASIC PLAN AND DECORATION OF THESE HOUSES SUGGESTS THE INFLUENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL PATTERN BOOKS. THE HULL HOUSE WAS DESIGNED IN 1884 AND SHARES MANY FEATURES WITH OTHER RESIDENCES OF THE PERIOD. (SEE 647 JACKSON WN 29/15, 316 WAUGOON WN 29/31) THE HULL HOUSE IS TWO STORIES PLUS ATTIC WITH EACH LEVEL PROJECTING SLIGHTLY AND FURTHER DIFFERENTIATED BY MATERIALS. A SHINGLED APRON DIVIDES FIRST FROM SECOND FLOOR, THE ATTIC LEVEL IS SHINGLED AND THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING IS SHEATHED IN CLAPBOARDS. A PORCH EXTENDS ACROSS THE FACADE WITH THE ENTRANCE MARKED BY A TRIANGULAR PEDIMENT. THE ATTIC WINDOW IS THE MOST ELABORATE, SURROUNDED BY A CURVED FRAME; THIS USE OF THE ATTIC STORY AS A FOCAL POINT APPEARS TO BE CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS TYPE OF DESIGN BY WATERS. A TWO AND ONE HALF STORY HOUSE FEATURES A VARIETY OF TEXTURES AND OVERHANGING SURFACES. A SHINGLED APRON DIVIDES THE FIRST AND SECOND STORIES, SHINGLES ALSO COVER THE PEDIMENTED GABLES. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: HULL WAS A LOCAL MERCHANT. (B) |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. OSHKOSH DAILY NORTHWESTERN, DEC. 3, 1884. B. OSHKOSH CITY DIRECTORIES, 1880-1886. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |