Property Record
25 N 8TH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Martha Pinney House |
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| Reference Number: | 49892 |
| Location (Address): | 25 N 8TH AVE |
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| County: | Door |
| City: | Sturgeon Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1902 |
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| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This large, 2 1/2 story house is late Queen Anne in style, characterized by the asymetry of plan and the multiplicity of roof forms. The detailing is, however, of the more subdued Colonial Revival style which is exemplified by the severely plain detailing of the wrap-around porch and porte-cochere with its unadorned entablature supported by turned, unfluted columns set in pairs and capped bly a plain balustrade. Hints of the early Queen Anne appear, however, in the detailing of the front gable with its implied Palladian window and ornate, sunburst gable finish piece. The massing of the house with a two-story wing at the rear in what appears to be a purer Colonial Revival style reinforces this feeling of trannsitional design influences. Both the roofing and siding appear to be of composition and may, even at such an early date of construction, be original. Leaded, beveled glass is found in the transom panel of the primary window. This house is of architectural significance as an excellent example of a transitional architectural style, h andsomely designed, and relatively intact. Mrs. McIntosh owned the above described property prior to the construction of 25 N. Eighth Avenue. Mrs. McIntosh had no improvements on her lots, 4,5,6 in 1900 which were valued at $325. In 1901, Mrs. McIntosh put a $20 improvement on lots. Martha Pinney acquired the lots in 1902 and built a home valued at $3800. Martha Pinney was the widow of J.J. Pinney the editor of the Door County Democrat. His father G.W. Pinney was in influencial newspaper man, and a nursery owner. Martha pinney is remembered as being the first woman in Door County who could use a typewriter. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Tax Roll, City of Sturgeon Bay. B. Holand, History of Door County, Vol. 2, p.235. C. Western Historical Co. History of No. Wisconsin, p. 257. D. Greene, "Papers", Bibliographical. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |