Property Record
620 E FOREST AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Frank B. Whiting House |
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| Reference Number: | 69958 |
| Location (Address): | 620 E FOREST AVE |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Neenah |
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| Year Built: | 1885 |
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| Additions: | 1910 |
| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Whiting, Frank B., House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/31/2000 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/21/2000 |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Altered Queen Anne. Carriage house and garage also. Built by Daniel W. Barnes, a contractor and later vice president of the home trade shoe company, the home was better known for Frank Whiting, Vice-President and secretary of the George Whiting Paper Co. in Menasha. This was the principle residence of one of Neenah's most flamboyant residents (see 515 Clark Street). Grounds include a 2 story carriage house built of brick in the 1880s and a one story brick garage built in 1920s. The was previously surveyed in 1981 with a map code of 6/22 on a city engineers base map. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) 1885 Neenah Tax Record, p. 62. (B) Wright's Directory of Oshkosh, 1893, p . 430. (C) Bunn's Directory of Winnebago County, 190, p. 638. (D) Konrad's Directory of Winnebago County, 1914, p. 105. Appleton Post Crescent 9/2/1998. Neenah Citizen 8/28/1998. Neenah Citizen 9/18/1998. East Forest Avenue Historic District, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, 2005. “East Forest Avenue Historic District Preservation Plan.” April 2012. Neenah Wisconsin Landmarks Commission. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |