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110 ALGOMA BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

110 ALGOMA BLVD

Architecture and History Inventory
110 ALGOMA BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Algoma Building
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:62762
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):110 ALGOMA BLVD
County:Winnebago
City:Oshkosh
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1887
Additions:
Survey Date:1978
Historic Use:large office building
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect: WILLIAM WATERS
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: North Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/7/1996
State Register Listing Date:8/4/1995
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property under 'North Main Street Historic District'. 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.
ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT:
SIGNIFICANT AS A FINE EXAMPLE OF RICHARDSONIAN ROMANESQUE, HERE APPLIED TO AN OFFICE BUILDING. THE BUILDING CONSISTS OF CUT LIMESTONE, ROUGH FACED, A CENTRAL PAVILION PROJECTS SLIGHTLY AND CONTAINS A ROMAN ARCH ENTRANCE, WITH SEGMEMENTALLY ARCHED WINDOWS ABOVE. USE OF STONE IN THE COMMERCIAL AREA WAS NORMALLY LIMITED TO DETAILS RATHER THAN MAIN BUILDING MATERIAL.

HISTORICAL STATEMENT:
MOSES HOOPER BUILT THIS STRUCTURE TO HOUSE HIS LAW FIRM AND OTHERS IN THE CITY IN 1887. THE WEIGERT'S RESEARCH ON WATERS INDICATE HE DESIGNED IT. (B)
Bibliographic References:BIBLIGRAPHICAL SOURCES: A. OSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN WEEKLY JAN. 20, 1887; P.5 C.5. B. INTERVIEW WITH LEE & EILEEN WEIGERT. C. OSHKOSH DAILY NORTHWESTERN, APR. 17, 1890.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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