Property Record
1224 ALGOMA BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | CHARLES KOHLMAN HOUSE |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 29138 |
Location (Address): | 1224 ALGOMA BLVD |
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County: | Winnebago |
City: | Oshkosh |
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Year Built: | 1857 |
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Survey Date: | 1993 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Algoma Boulevard Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 12/1/1994 |
State Register Listing Date: | 4/6/1994 |
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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 SIMPLE FRAME GREEK REVIVAL HOUSE FEATURES A PEDIMENTED GABLE, AND A ONE STORY PORCH EXTENDING ACROSS THE FACADE AND SOUTH SIDE. THIS IS ONE OF THE BETTER PRESERVED EXAMPLES OF THE PEDIMENTED GABLE GREEK REVIVAL DESIGN. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: CHARLES KOHLMAN, THE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF THE TELEGRAPH, A LOCAL GERMAN NEWSPAPER, RESIDED HERE, ACCORDING TO MAPS AS EARLY AS 1858, AND THROUGH THE 1880'S (A & C). AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY THE OWNER AND RESIDENT OF THE HOUSE WAS EMMET R. HICKS, A LOCAL LAWYER WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND ELECTED ATTORNEY GENERAL IN 1898. |
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Bibliographic References: | A. OSHKOSH CITY DIRECTORY, 1857-1889. B. WINNEBAGO CO. DIRECTORY, 1900, 1905. C. MAP OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH, 1858, SHOWS PLAN, LABLED C. KOHLMAN. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |