Property Record
1316 MICHIGAN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Lyman J. Nash House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 58348 |
| Location (Address): | 1316 MICHIGAN AVE |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Manitowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 19852022 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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. The Nash residence is the only intact example of the German Renaissance Revival style in the City. The home has a two story rectangular main block with a two story bay on the east facade. Windows on the first two floors aer rectangular with 1/1 lights. Lintels on the first floor are stone. The entablature forms the lintel on the second. Two bulls-eye windows with round arch hood molds are found on the corners of the second floor main facade. A large, stained glass, round arched stairwindow is found on the east facade with round arched hood moldings. Red brick quoins decorate the corners of the main block and bay. The main block is set upon a limestone water table and limestone foundation which extends upward to form the front porch supports. The large front porch is covered a flat roof supported on a line of dentils identical to those on the main roof. New wrought iron railings on the porch and its roof are the only visible alterations to the original design. The third floor/roof structure of a central hipped with four large gabled dormers extend to the facade line on each side. Each dormer consists of a shaped, Flemish gable with three round arched windows with brick found arched hood moldings. A small keyhole vent opening is found above the middle of these three windows. End posts with finials are on each corner of the main block as well as on the dormer gable. A cast iron ridge runs along the peak of the hip roof to complete the composition. L.J. Nash was a prominent Manitowoc attorney and civic leader. Among other achievements, he led the drive to institute the Manitowoc Public Library and was the first president of its Board, was active in local educational issues, and in local business. In 1909, the State Supreme Court appointed him to the office of State Reviser of Laws, a position since abandoned. He represented his ward on the County Board of Supervisors in 1899. The Nash home is considered architecturally significant as the most prominent and intact version of the German Renaissance Revival style in the City. This elegant composition is well maintained and true to the style. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. County Tax Rolls. B. Falge, Louis J., History of Manitowoc County, Wi., 1911, pp. 86, 105, 179, 368-9. The Nash Foundation website cites a date of 1892 for the home. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |