Property Record
224, 224A N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | J.M. Weisbrod Block |
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| Other Name: | Christensen's |
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| Reference Number: | 70728 |
| Location (Address): | 224, 224A N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1875 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | An Italianate design with three second story windows covered with brick hood moldings. Corbelled brick supports the cornice which consists of inset panels. J.M. Weisbrod, an attorney, owned the building which, in 1880, housed his offices and the firm of Percy, Frank, and Company, Gunsmiths. Datestone on primary facade. Previously surveyed in 1978; map: Large Scale, map code: 12/37 |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Building Plaque. (B) The Weekly Northwestern July 15, 1875, p. 3. (C) Harney, History of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, 1880, p. 323, City Business Directory. Datestone. “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 |