Property Record
405 E WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Watkin Gittens House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 64675 |
| Location (Address): | 405 E WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Neenah |
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| Year Built: | 1885 |
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| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Watkin Gittens |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | An Italianate/Queen Anne house with East Lake references. Watkin Gittens was a contractor/carpenter who worked on the original construction of many Park Place homes. His son John married a Douseman and became Mayor of DePere. This property was last surveyed in 1981 using the City Engineer's Base Map with the code 1/27. The 2004 map code is 151/24a. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. 1885 Neenah Tax Record, p.1. B. Brant & Fuller's Atlas of Winnebago County. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |