Property Record
324 E FRANKLIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | W.L. Cooke House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 39846 |
| Location (Address): | 324 E FRANKLIN ST |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Appleton |
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| Year Built: | 1880 |
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| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Asbestos |
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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, end-gable-roofed, frame cottage covered in asbestos tile siding. Its plain two-bay facade features several historic features including the original fenestration including an interesting cottage window with a leaded glass transom in the parlor and a shaped bargeboard at the low pitched gable eaves, The original porch has been replaced with a vestibule fronted by a shallow gabled porch with two round columns. Garage also on property. This structure contributes to the significance of the Appleton City Park Historic District under Criterion C as a representative example of the type of 19th century village house that once formed the background architecture in mixed class residential areas such as City Park. Although altered by the addition of asbestos tile siding and the removal of its original front porch, this cottage contributes to the significance of the district by maintaining the scale and massing typical of 19th century streetscapes. It still retains some recognizable 19th century architectural features. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |