Property Record
223 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Commercial National Bank of Oshkosh |
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| Other Name: | Bikeland, Inc. |
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| Reference Number: | 70727 |
| Location (Address): | 223 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1881 |
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| Additions: | C. 1920 |
| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Cut Stone |
| Architect: | William Waters |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Originally a fine Romanesque Revival building, but altered with the introduction of a Chicago style brick facade. The side facade is of cut stone with a terra cotta entablature. First floor window arches have been bricked in. Plaque naming Winnebago County WWI dead on side erected by "The old commercial National Bank of Oshkosh, Wis. 1921." The Commercial Bank of Oshkosh was formed in 1856 by Nelson Fletcher and Henry Strong. It was reorganized by Thomas Reeves and G.T. Roe as the Commercial National Bank in 1865. The Commercial National was acquired by the First National Bank in 1919. Previously surveyed in 1978; map: Large Scale, map code: 13/3 |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Oshkosh Illustrated 1887, part 5. (B) Lawson, P.V., History of Winnebago County, Chicago, 1908, p. 536. (C) First National Bank, "Memories of Early Oshkosh as Recalled by First National", N.P. 1952. A Compilation of Articles Pertaining to the Works of Architect William Waters, 2000. HNTB Survey Report, 1981, 24, 44, 153, 154. Rascher & Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. “Architecture/History Survey: Replace N. Main St./USH 45 Bridge Over The Fox River In Oshkosh.” WHS project number 07-0894/WN. November 2006. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |