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171 FOREST AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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171 FOREST AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
171 FOREST AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Wallace-Jagdfeld Octagon House
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:53764
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):171 FOREST AVE
County:Fond du Lac
City:Fond du Lac
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1857
Additions:
Survey Date:1988
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Octagon
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
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Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Wallace-Jagdfeld Octagon House
National Register Listing Date:4/26/2002
State Register Listing Date:10/19/2001
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. This two-story partial Octagon house has wide eaves with paired brackets. A square tower projects from the main entrance. It features a hip roof and frieze with dentils. Windows are generally average sized sashes. The house is covered with recently-applied vinyl siding. A turn of the century veranda with round posts and a plain balustrade. This house is architecturally significant as an interesting example of a partial Octagon house with Italianate details. The unusual nature of the plan, with the typical Italianate details makes this house of special interest in the city.
Bibliographic References:(A) Fond du Lac City Directories. (B) Sanborn-Perris Maps - Fond du Lac. (C) Fond du Lac Tax Rolls. (D) Carol Cartwright, City of Fond du Lac Intensive Survey Report, Fond du Lac: City of Fond du Lac, 1992.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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