Property Record
101 ALGOMA BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SNELL & BLISS GROCERS 1ST FLOOR/OFFICES 2ND FLOOR |
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| Other Name: | CANTEBURY CLOTHES-COMMERCIAL |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 62761 |
| Location (Address): | 101 ALGOMA BLVD |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1876 |
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| Survey Date: | 19782006 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | WILLIAM WATERS |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | North Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/7/1996 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/4/1995 |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. SEE GUIDE TO WILLIAM WATERS' WORK IN OSHKOSH. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: REPRESENTS A TYPE, PERIOD, OR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION. ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: THIS IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE ITALIANATE STYLE. WINDOWS ARE CAPPED WITH ELABORATE HOOD MOULDINGS, THE SHAPE OF WHICH IS REPEATED IN BRICK ALONG THE FRONT CORNICE. A SIMPLE PEDIMENT WITH STONE COPING RISES FROM THE FACADE. ALTHOUGH THE STOREFRONT HAS BEEN ALTERED, THE CORNICE AND WINDOW DETAILS HAVE BEEN PRESERVED. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: OF INTEREST IS THE FACT THAT PROMINENT PHYSICIAN DR. HARVEY B. DALE MAINTAINED AN OFFICE IN THIS BUILDING. (C) "Harvey B. Dale, influential physician, surgeon and Superintendent of Schools, was an early occupant of this building. Some of the building's features include Italianate and Gothic Revival windows and hood mouldings, pilasters with shouldered triangular pediments, trefoil arch tracery, and keystones embellished with Latin crosses." "North Main Street Historic District Walking Tour" |
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| Bibliographic References: | GUIDE TO WILLIAM WATERS' WORK IN OSHKOSH. BIBLIGRAPHICAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION TO ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: A. BLDG. PLAQUE. B. OSHKOSH ILLUSTRATED 1887 PART 1. C. OSHKOSH CITY DIRECTORY 1876. “Architecture/History Survey: Replace N. Main St./USH 45 Bridge Over The Fox River In Oshkosh.” WHS project number 07-0894/WN. November 2006. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. "North Main Street Historic District Walking Tour", City of Oshkosh Planning Services Division for the Landmarks Commission, ca. 2019 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |