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Kendall--Blankenburg House

47 Sixth St., Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Second Empire Style house with additional details executed in the Stick Style

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Front or south elevation, from the southeast

Photo by Carol Cartwright for NPS, February 2001

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Description 

The Kendall-Blankenburg House is architecturally significant at the local level because it is a good example of the Second Empire Style with additions from the Stick Style. The main block of the house was built in the Second Empire Style and sat on an unusually tall stone foundation. The stone foundation gave the house added height and interest. The addition of the Stick Style east ell and other details give this house further architectural interest. What makes this house even more important is its well-preserved interior. The basement and first floor of the house have fine details primarily from the c.1890 alterations, while the second floor has many details from the original Second Empire style house. While some modern alterations have been made to make the house more suitable for the 21st century, primarily the addition of modern bathrooms, the current owners have restored this house to much of its turn-of-the-twentieth-century appearance. The result is a house that has a high degree of integrity both on the exterior and the interior.

From the National Park Service, NRHP Registration Form, February 2002

National Register information 

Status
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 2002
Reference number
02000381
Architectural style
Victorian: Second Empire
Area of significance
Architecture
Level of significance
Local
Evaluation criteria
C - Design/Construction
Property type
Building
Historic function
Single dwelling
Current function
Single dwelling
Periods of significance
1850-1874; 1875-1899
Significant years
1874; 1890
Number of properties
Contributing buildings: 1
Non-contributing buildings: 1

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19th Century (37,054)
Built 1874 (406)
Built during 1870s (4,919)
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin (56)
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (18)
Have Street View (43,380)
 House (27,144)
Private owner (54,396)
Second Empire (1,058)
Stone (26,162)
Victorian (19,697)
Wisconsin (2,553)

Update Log 

  • March 23, 2016: Updated by Michael Miller: Corrected "GPS Coordinates" and Added "Street View"
  • March 20, 2016: Updated by J.R. Manning: Corrected address, added description and deleted incorrect photos
  • March 20, 2016: New photo from J.R. Manning
  • October 28, 2013: New photos from J.R. Manning
  • October 27, 2013: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated Status and Added Photos

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • National Register database - Reference number 02000381
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Kendall--Blankenburg House
Posted March 20, 2016, by J.R. Manning

As you can see from the metadata, "14 Sixth Street" is the address provided by the NRHP, which was the basis of the original listing and the photographs posted here. A review of the original application indicates this was a clerical error at the NPS. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

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Kendall--Blankenburg House
Posted March 20, 2016, by Kenn (ufonium63 [at] frontier [dot] com)

These photos are of the wrong house. The correct house is at 47 Sixth street. See it here on Google street view:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/47+6th+St,+Fond+du+Lac,+WI+54935/@43.7719779,-88.4451744,3a,60y,339.19h,80.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s60dMvkrHOTiFc4BLNskACw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x8804757a20abfd77:0x7d5f43e0d727088a!6m1!1e1?hl=en