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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 117 3RD ST W |
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| County | Ashland |
| City/Village | Ashland |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1870 |
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| Additions | |
| Survey Date | 1985,2016,2025 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Structural System | Unknown |
| Wall Material | Clapboard |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | ONCE IDENTICAL TO 121 W THIRD ST, R#12517 These two houses, although since altered, were probably the same judging from plan and profile 121 is in good condition with clapboard siding, shingled and flared gable, asymmetrical facade and two story side bay window with shingled upper gable. Superb example of transitional style Greek Revival having Italianate details. Front entrance door is set in a shallow paneled vestibule and has side and transom lights. Engaged octagonal columns flank the entrance and are identical to the four octagonal piers which support the full width hip roof front porch with its very shallow pointed arch openings. The walls of the house are sided in clapboard and each of the four corners of the building have two-story-tall paneled corner pilasters. The walls are topped by a wide paneled, bracketed frieze band with an entablature above as a cornice. This frieze band and cornice are repeated in the very fine square cupola placed in the center of the very shallow pitched hip roof above. A balustraded deck surrounds the cupola and is repeated on the roof of the cupola which is designed as a miniature version of the main house. The interior appears to have been altered in an early Colonial revival style not inappropriate to the house, although not original. Architectural/Engineering Significance This house is an excellent, late example of the transition that took place between the Greek Revival style and the succeeding Italianate style. It illustrates how an essentially square Greek revival house complete with corner pilasters and shallow hip roof could be modified by the addition of Italianate Style details such as the bracketed cornice of both the main house and the cupola and the full width front porch with its octagonal piers to produce a dignified coherent design respectful of both styles. The potential nomination of the building is strengthened both by the high level of integrity and by the fine maintenance the building exhibits. 2025: Vernacular house with Queen Anne influence; two stories with rectangular plan and cross-gable roof clad in asphalt shingles, with wood shingles in gable ends. Brick chimney near rear elevation. Stone foundation; exterior walls clad in asbestos shingles. Primary façade features a full-width enclosed porch extending onto the east elevation, clad in wood siding on a brick foundation and sheltered by a shallow hipped roof with pedimented entry. Central entrance with transom accessed by concrete steps with metal railings. Porch fenestration includes three-over-one windows. Upper-story fenestration consists primarily of one-over-one windows, including paired units beneath the front-facing gable. |
| Bibliographic References | A. Brown county tax rolls B. Green Bay City Directory, 1872. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Not Listed |
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RAPIDE CROCHE LOCK AND DAM
27749
Located in Buchanan, Outagamie County
