1212 ALGOMA BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1212 ALGOMA BLVD

Architecture and History Inventory
1212 ALGOMA BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:GLEN AND EMMA CONVERSE HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:31461
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1212 ALGOMA BLVD
County:Winnebago
City:Oshkosh
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1926
Additions:
Survey Date:1994
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: AULER, JENSEN & BROWN
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Algoma Boulevard Historic District
National Register Listing Date:12/1/1994
State Register Listing Date:4/6/1994
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT:
THE BASIC COMPOSITION OF MASSES AND FENESTRATION IS REPEATED IN A NUMBER OF OSHKOSH BUILDINGS DATING FROM THE 1920'S. THE MAIN BUILDING RISES TWO STORIES, A ONE STORY CONSERVATORY IS ATTACHED AT THE SIDE. FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS ARE PAIRED. IN THIS DESIGN THE ENTRANCE PORCH CONSISTS OF A HEAVY ENTABLATURE SUPPORTED BY PAIRED COLUMNS.

HISTORICAL STATEMENT:
GLEN CONVERSE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE PAINE LUMBER COMPANY. (A)
Bibliographic References:A. OSHKOSH CITY DIRECTORY, 1928. B. CITY ASSESSMENT BLOTTER 12-157. C. INTERVIEW WITH TED IRION BY STEELE, 2/13/81.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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