Property Record
219 WASHINGTON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | U.S. Post Office |
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| Other Name: | Oshkosh Office Center, Workforce Development Center |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 70545 |
| Location (Address): | 219 WASHINGTON AVE |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Survey Date: | 197820052015 |
| Historic Use: | post office |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | James A. Wetmore - architect; Magee & Ganley Brothers Construction Co. - builder |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Washington Avenue Neoclassical District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/10/2017 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 12/2/2016 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |