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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 242 E 2ND ST |
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| County | Fond du Lac |
| City/Village | Fond du Lac |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1860 |
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| Survey Date | 1988 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material | Brick |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
This one and a half story house has details that suggest the Gothic Revival style. The house has a steeply-pitched intersecting gable roof with hip-roof dormers. The brick walls are painted and punctuated by tall, narrow windows. Two sets of sashes with a pointed transoms decorate the gable peaks. The main porch features a hip roof, turned posts, fancy brackets, frieze and balustrade. Gothic Revival houses are not common, most builders of the era being more fond of the Italianate style. This house, with its steeply-pitched roofline, picturesque porch, and overall form and massing, is an interesting an unusual building. |
| Bibliographic References | (A) City Directories fo rthe City of Fond du Lac, on file at the Fond du Lac Pubcli Library. (B) Sanborn-Perris Maps for the City of Fond du Lac, on file in the Archives of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison. (C) Tax Rolls for the City of Fond du Lac, on file in the Area Research Center of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Library. (D) Carol Cartwright, City of Fond du Lac Intensive Survey Report, Fond du Lac: City of Fond du Lac, 1992. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Not Listed |
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