1212 WASHINGTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1212 WASHINGTON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1212 WASHINGTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Daniel C. Buckstaff House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:70572
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1212 WASHINGTON AVE
County:Winnebago
City:Oshkosh
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1895
Additions:
Survey Date:1978
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Ephraim Eldorus Stevens
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Washington Avenue Historic District
National Register Listing Date:5/22/1986
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This Queen Anne design combines a variety of forms and materials. Main gables on the porch and facade consist of shingles and carved details. Adjoining towers are clapboard and terminate in bell shaped roofs. The first story consists of cut stone and red brick. Bands of classical ornament encircle the tower and further enliven the surface. This is the best example of Steven's work in the Queen Anne style. Other similar designs remain at 529 Algoma (OS 12/4) and 618 Mt. Vernon (OS 7/8) and 621 W. Irving St. (OS 16/24).

Daniel Clyde Buckstaff was Treasurer of the Buckstaff Company when this house was built. He eventually rose to President of that concern. The house cost $15,000 to construct.
Bibliographic References:(A) Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, April 10, 1897. (B) Karsteadt, Oshkosh, 100 Years a City, Oshkosh, 1953, p. 215. Oshkosh Northwestern 6/22/2003.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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