501-509 N MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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501-509 N MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
501-509 N MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Webster Block
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:62801
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):501-509 N MAIN ST
County:Winnebago
City:Oshkosh
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1895
Additions:
Survey Date:19942006
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: E.E. Stevens
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. 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.

John Webster arrived in Oshkosh in 1847. He worked as a farmer, lumberjack and drayman. In 1853, he started a draying business and in 1867 he openened a flour and feed store. In 1870, he began to invest in real estate with this building being one result.

"This building features a turreted canted corner entrance, decorative brick work and pressed metal. The third story conical-roofed corner turret, removed in the 1950s, was rebuiltin 2003 during a full restoration of the building." (E)
Bibliographic References:(A) Building plaque. (B) Sanborn Perris Map 1890. (C) Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Jan. 18, 1895. (D) Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley, Chicago, J.H. Beers Co, 1895, p. 118-119. Oshkosh Northwestern 11/6/2001. Oshkosh Northwestern 7/13/2002. Oshkosh Northwestern 5/5/2001. Oshkosh Northwestern 8/8/2003. Oshkosh Northwestern 6/12/2003. “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. (E)"North Main Street Historic District Walking Tour" Prepared by the City of Oshkosh Planning Services Division for the Landmarks Commission.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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