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606 FRANKLIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

606 FRANKLIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
606 FRANKLIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:LILLIAN AND THOMAS R. MORGAN HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:28175
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):606 FRANKLIN ST
County:Winnebago
City:Oshkosh
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1883
Additions:
Survey Date:1978
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect: William Waters
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Irving Church Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/7/1994
State Register Listing Date:7/9/1993
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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. ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: THIS IS A VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE SYNTHESIS OF QUEEN ANNE MASSING WITH CLASSICAL DETAILING. SWAG MOTIFS DECORATE THE PORCH FRIEZE AND WINDOW SPANDRELS. THE MAIN GABLE PROJECTS SLIGHTLY AND THE CORNER TOWER BREAKS THROUGH THE ROOF PLANE. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: THOMAS R. MORGAN, NEPHEW OF THE FOUNDERS, JOINED THE MORGAN COMPANY IN 1872. MORGAN WAS IN THE LUMBER BUSINESS. BY 1875, HE WAS IN CHARGE OF BOOKKEEPING. HE LEFT THE FIRM IN 1877 TO RECORGANIZE IT. HE SERVED AS PRESEDENT FROM 1899 UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1903. (C) MR. MORGAN RESIDED IN THE HOUSE FROM 1883, AND MRS. MORGAN RESIDED THERE UNTIL 1908.
Bibliographic References:A. OSHKOSH CITY DIRECTORIES 1883-1908. B. SANBORN PERRIS MAP 1903. C. KARSTAEDT, OSHKOSH, 100 YEARS A CITY. OSHKOSH, 1953 PP. 212-214. Oshkosh Northwestern 9/7/1999. Oshkosh Northwestern 5/16/2001.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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