Property Record
1409 CATHERINE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Cyrus Webster House |
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| Reference Number: | 66469 |
| Location (Address): | 1409 CATHERINE AVE |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1857 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2005-2/2 WINDOWS, PILASTERS AND CORNICE, REAR ADDITION, ALTERED PORCH. 1980-ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW GREEK REVIVAL DESIGNS IN OSHKOSH IN WHICH THE ENTRANCE IS LOCATED ON THE LONG AXIS. THE BUILDING FORMS AN L IN PLAN. ATTIC WINDOWS ARE VISIBLE IN THE REAR WING. THIS REMAINS AS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE EARLY GREEK REVIVAL IN OSHKOSH. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE HOME OF CYRUS WEBSTER, A FARMER AND LABORER. (A) |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. OSHKOSH CITY DIRECTORY 1857. B. WINNEBAGO COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS, TRACT INDEX FILE. C. Oshkosh City Directory 1857. Oshkosh, Wisc.: C. Kohlmann & Bro., and F.C. Messinger, 1857, p.123. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |