517-519 W 8TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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517-519 W 8TH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
517-519 W 8TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Matthias and Barbara Rossmeissl House
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Contributing:
Reference Number:39241
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):517-519 W 8TH ST
County:Outagamie
City:Appleton
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1890
Additions:
Survey Date:1991
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
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Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:From "Appleton's Historic Old Third Ward Walking Tour" pamphlet, revised 2014 (www.focol.org/oldthirdward):
"Joseph and Elizabeth Rossmeissl emigrated from Austria to Appleton in 1868. Sons Joseph and Mathias founded J & M Rossmeissl, dealers in boots and shoes. Their establishment became the largest of its kind north of Milwaukee with three floors of shoes and advertised "Everything in Good Shooes at Everybody's Prices." Both men became involved in the Geo. Walter Brewing Company as did several of their descendants. Joe had five sons. He built and furnished a home for each of them when they married. At least five Rossmeissl homes once existed on Eighth Street. Only Mathias' house survives."

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Bibliographic References:Appleton Post Crescent 5/4/1997.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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