Property Record
243 E DOTY AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Robert Shiells House |
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| Reference Number: | 61877 |
| Location (Address): | 243 E DOTY AVE |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Neenah |
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| Year Built: | 1885 |
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| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| 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: | Altered 2 story Italianate house with late Victoria porch (Tower and porch removed.) Robert Shiells was founder of the 1st National Bank of Neenah, prominent in the Presbyterian Church and an author. An active member of American Scottish Societies, he was also acquainted with Andrew Carnegie, through whome he acquired a grant for Neenah's library. The house was previously surveyed in 1981 with a map code of 2/4 on a city engineers basemap. The 2004 map code is 144/18a. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. 1885 Neenah, p.4. B. Neenah Daily Times; 10/2/1902 p.1, col. 4 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |