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1219 ALGOMA BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1219 ALGOMA BLVD

Architecture and History Inventory
1219 ALGOMA BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:HARRY AND HAZEL MEYER HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:31462
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1219 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:English Revival Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect: AULER & JENSEN
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: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. for historic district. ARCHITICTURAL STATEMENT: THE MEYER HOUSE IS ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE ENGLISH COTTAGE STYLE. THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THIS DESIGN IS THE PADDED ROOF WHICH SIMULATES THATCH. THE ROOF APPEARS TO FLOW AROUND AN EYEBROW DORMER ON THE MAIN ELEVATION. THE BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED OF ROUGHLY COURSED ASHLAR AND ALMOST OBSCURED BY VEGETATION. ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE OF THE STYLE IS 1369 WASHINGTON. NICE EXAMPLE OF AN ENGLISH TUDOR REVIVAL COTTAGE IS HANDLED QUIETLY IN STONE WITH A CEDAR SHINGLED ROOF. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: HARRY D. MEYER WAS THE SECRETARY OF C. R. MEYER AND CO., A WELL KNOWN LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. (A)
Bibliographic References:A. OSHKOSH CITY DIRECTORY 1928. B. CITY ASSESSMENT BLOTTER 12-260. C. OSHKOSH INTERVIEW WITH TED IRION BY D. STEELE, 2/13/81.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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