Property Record
1901 ALGOMA BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Riverside Cemetery - "End of the Trail" sculpture |
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| Other Name: | "End of the Trail" sculpture |
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| Reference Number: | 62744 |
| Location (Address): | 1901 ALGOMA BLVD |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Survey Date: | 2001 |
| Historic Use: | cemetery building/monument |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | John Burr |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Riverside Cemetery |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/26/2003 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/11/2003 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Riverside Cemetery) 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History April 2001-This monument was erected in 1929 and carved by John Burr, a local stone cutter, in memory of his wife, Minerva. It is a fine reproduction of the John Fraser sculpture, "The End of the Trail." It depicts a Native American astride a pony, both bowing their head with weariness. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Monument inscription. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |