Property Record
415 E WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John R. Davis, Jr. House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 64747 |
| Location (Address): | 415 E WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Neenah |
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| Year Built: | 1886 |
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| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Shingle Style |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Wood Shingle |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | An altered Pre-shingle style house with a Colonial revival vernacular. The house closely resembles the H.G.H. Reed house in Oshkosh, also built in 1886. John Davis was founder of the Winnebago Paper Company (later the Bergstrom Paper Co.), was a wagon maker and later flour miller with C.W. Howard. This property was last surveyed in 1981 using the City Engineer's Base Map with the code 1/25. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. 1886 Neenah Tax Record, p.1. B. Neenah Times; 6/7/1885; p.1, col.7. C. Tara Mansion Restaurant. D. Factories in the Valley, 96-7. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |