Property Record
527 E WISCONSIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Henry & Abigail Sherry House |
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| Reference Number: | 69960 |
| Location (Address): | 527 E WISCONSIN ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Neenah |
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| Year Built: | 1881 |
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| Survey Date: | 20041981 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | William Waters |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Sherry, Henry, House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/22/1999 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/29/1999 |
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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. Elaborate wood works in hall, parlor, sitting room and library. An eclectic Queen Anne with Second Empire High Victorian Gothic and Eastlake references. In very original condition. Best example in the city. Henry Sherry was one of Wisconsin's most powerful lumberman, along with Sawyer and Stephenson "Founder of Park Falls, Wisconsin." He was also a paper manufacturer, flour miller and real estate developer (responsible for Park Place). He was the first president of the state real estate association. His son married Laura Case, founder of the Little Theater movement. This property was last surveyed in 1981 using the City Engineer's Base Map with the code 1/22. The 2004 map code is 154/18a. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) 1883 Neenah Tax Roll, Ward 1, p. 24. (B) Millstone and Saw, p. 76. (C) Factories in the Valley, pp. 120, 189, 217. (D) Shattuck's History of Neenah, p. 332. (E) Neenah Daily News, 11/7/1919, p. 8, col. 4. (F) Ed Sherry Memoirs. Memoirs of Henry Sherry in possession of Peter Adams. Neenah Citizen 2/4/2000. Appleton Post Crescent 5/14/2001. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |