Property Record
330 PARK ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Willis H. Miner Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 60879 |
| Location (Address): | 330 PARK ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Menasha |
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| Year Built: | 1896 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Brackets, Bay front porch. Willis H. Miner (1863-1935) was one of Menasha's most prominent industrialists and involved citizens. Upon graduation from the University of Wisconsin in 1884 he went to work for Menasha Wooden Ware Company, where he would work his way from lumberjack to president of the company, serving from 1921 to his death in 1935. He also was president of the Montana Coal and Iron Company, the southern Oregon Company, and the Blackwell Lumber Company of Couer d'Alene, Idaho. A proud Menashan, Miner was involved with the YMCA, the Boy Scouts, and served as alderman and president of the school board. Other activities included long terms as treasurer of the Congretgational Society and as secretary of the Elisha D. Smith Public Library. Miner was also a trustee at Ripon College. His house on Park Street was constructed in 1896. The Willis H. Miner House is historically significant for its association with one of Menasha's most prominent industrialists and involved citizens. The Willis H. Miner House is located on Doty Island in a neighborhood bordered by Smith Park and the Fox River. Situated on a large lot, the Miner House is a two-and-one-half-story Queen Anne residence featuring a bay and an extensive front porch. The roof is combination gable and hiipped and the plan configuration is rectangular. The roof material is asphalt, the siding is clapboard and the foundations are random stone. The fnestration consists of double hung single-pane sash windows. Casement windows appear in the bay and front projecting gable with ornamented leaded windows above. A contributing member of the Smith Park Historic District, the Willis H. Miner House is an outstanding example of the Queen Anne period of construction. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Smith, Mowry Jr., and Giles clark. One Third Crew, One Third Boat, One Third Luck; the Menasha Corporation story. Neenah, Wisconsin. Menasha Corporation, 1974. pp. 70, 71, 90. B. 1896 Tax Roll, City of Menasha; Vol. 2, page 32. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |