219 WASHINGTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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219 WASHINGTON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
219 WASHINGTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:U.S. Post Office
Other Name:Oshkosh Office Center, Workforce Development Center
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:70545
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):219 WASHINGTON AVE
County:Winnebago
City:Oshkosh
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1929
Additions:
Survey Date:197820052015
Historic Use:post office
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect: James A. Wetmore - architect; Magee & Ganley Brothers Construction Co. - builder
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Washington Avenue Neoclassical District
National Register Listing Date:4/10/2017
State Register Listing Date:12/2/2016
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This building, the original Post Office, is a symmetrically arranged building, designed in the Academic Classic manner. The rhythm of round arched windows continues around the first story; smaller rectangular windows appear above. Wall surfaces are unadorned except for rustication on pavilions.
Bibliographic References:(A) Building facade and cornerstone. (B) Conversation with Richard Duex, Dir. of Finances at the Post Office - Amateur historian for Fox Valley post offices.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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