Property Record
SHERMAN RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | |
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| Other Name: | Asylum Bay Rough Fish Station/ Oil House # 00903 |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 80307 |
| Location (Address): | SHERMAN RD |
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| County: | Winnebago |
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| Township/Village: | Oshkosh |
| Unincorporated Community: | Keenville |
| Town: | 18 |
| Range: | 17 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 6 |
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| Year Built: | 1939 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | fishing shed |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Drop Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. This one-story astylistic utilitarian oil house features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, an earthen foundation, a drop board exterior, a wood trim, and a metal covered shed roof. The facade is orientated to the northwest. See map code 94/33 and photo codes WN 94/33-36 for district shots. Description of Complex: The Asylum Bay Rough Fish Station (18 17E-06) is located approximately two miles north of downtown Oshkosh on the west shore of Lake Winnebago in Winnebego County. This is the largest state-owned rough fish station in Wisconsin. This complex has over ten structures, many of which were built before 1945. The rough fish station is divided into two areas. One of the areas includes primarily two storage buildings (constructed in 1938), a butler storage building (1935) and a corn crib (c. 1940). This area of the rough fish station included a public boat launching area. The other part of the complex included a laoboratory (1938), a garage (1938), a boathouse (1938), a grain shed (1939), an oil house (1939), and a lighthouse (c. 1940). These buildings are mostly constructed with pale apple green drop siding and have white wood trim. The smaller buildings, such as the laboratory and the smaller sheds, are in very poor condition. The larger, more used buildings are repainted and in better condition. The complex overlooks a long, thin island on which is located a brick lighthouse with wood trim; the lighthouse is in very good condition. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |