Property Record
501-509 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Webster Block |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 62801 |
| Location (Address): | 501-509 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 19942006 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | E.E. Stevens |
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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 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) |
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| 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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |