Property Record
214 N UNION ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Charles Gierke House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 39712 |
| Location (Address): | 214 N UNION ST |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Appleton |
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| Year Built: | 1874 |
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| Additions: | C. 1895 |
| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Appleton City Park Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/25/2002 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/19/2002 |
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| Additional Information: | This is a two story, L-shaped, cross-gable-roofed, clapboard and shingle, Queen Anne style house with a shed-roofed front porch. The sidewalls of the house are articulated with notched-butt shingled bands between the first and second story windows while the front is covered only in windows except for the front gable, which is also shingled. A wide variety of shapes, sizes and light configurations of windows are used to lend interest to the elevations including Queen Anne sash, cottage windows and boxed orient windows. The front porch has turned Queen Anne ports and a pierced fretwork frieze with scrolled brackets. The front gable has incised Queen Anne bargeboards and scroll sawn fan decorations in the paneled peak. The principle alteration appears to have been the removal of the ornamental shingling from the front elevation at some time in the past. Garage. This structure contributes to the architectural significance of the Appleton City Park Historic District under Criterion C as an intact example of a Queen Anne house displaying many of the design features associated with the style. This cottage style residence is a good example of a modest middle-class residence of the 1880s that derives its design impact from its applied decoration and asymmetrical fenestration treatment rather than from its massing or picturesque silhouette. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |