Property Record
320 N DURKEE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | TEMPLE ZION AND SCHOOL |
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| Other Name: | OUTAGAMIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
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| Reference Number: | 42667 |
| Location (Address): | 320 N DURKEE ST |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Appleton |
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| Year Built: | 1883 |
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| Survey Date: | 1977 |
| Historic Use: | synagogue/temple |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Temple Zion and School |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/18/1978 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Temple Zion and School) 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. ASSOCIATED WITH HARRY HOUDINI AND EDNA FERBER. THE BUILDING LATER SERVED AS THE FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH. |
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| Bibliographic References: | HISTORY TODAY, OUTAGAMIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MARCH-APRIL, 1977. APPLETON POST-CRESCENT, 4/30/1932. APPLETON POST CRESCENT "Battle lines drawn over putting beauty salon in synagogue." 11/19/1995. APPLETON POST CRESCENT "Old synagogue might become salon." 11/8/1995. Appleton Post Crescent 5/14/2001. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |