City of Waupaca Historic Site Designation Register

Transcribed and submitted by J. J. Johnson with special thanks to the

Waupaca Historic Preservation Commission

Jens Hansen Wagon and Carriage Shop (also on State and National Registers)

115/117 East Fulton Street

Designated in 1997

Constructed 1868

Historic significance – commercial development of Waupaca

Historic person – Jens Hansen

Architectural style – Italianate commercial

Area of significance – architecture, commercial, agricultural

Owner – Private

Historic function – Wagon and Carriage Shop

Historic sub-function – agricultural implement shop, auto dealership, video arcade

Current function – architecture and insurance businesses

Shearer/Cristy House (also on State and National Registers)

315 Lake Street

Designated in 1997

Constructed – 1892

Architect, builder or engineer – George Otis Garnsey

Historic person – Caleb J. Shearer, Joseph Cristy

Historic significance - architecture

Architectural style – Queen Anne

Area of significance – architecture

Owner – Private

Historic function – residence

Historic sub-function – residence, museum

Current function - residence

Band Stand

Public Square, 111 South Main Street

Designated in 1997

Constructed 1898

Historic significance – social, political

Architectural style – gazebo

Owner – City of Waupaca

Historic function – social, political

Current function – social, political, educational

Waupaca Free Library (also on State and National Registers)

321 South Main Street

Designated in 1997

Constructed - 1914

Historic significance – architecture, engineering, event

Architectural style – Tudor Revival (Carnegie Library)

Area of significance – architecture, education, social

Owner – Waupaca Historical Society

Historic function – Library

Historic sub-function – education, social

Current function – Waupaca Historical Society headquarters, museum, history and genealogy research

Hutchinson House

South Park, South Main Street

Designated in 1997

Constructed – 1854

Architect, building or engineer – Hutchinson family

Historic person – Chester and Susannah Hutchinson

Architectural style – Greek Revival farmhouse

Area of significance – settlement, social

Owner – Waupaca Historical Society

Historic function – residence, social, educational

Historic sub-function – museum

Current function – education, social

Browne Law Office

202 East Union Street

Designated in 1997

Constructed - 1854

Historic significance – oldest existing & still in-use law office in Wisconsin

Historic person(s) – E.L. Browne, E.E. Browne

Architectural style – Greek Revival commercial

Area of significance – law, architecture, settlement

Owner – Private

Historic function – law office

Current function- law office

Mumbrue/Penney House (also on State and National Registers)

404 South Main Street

Designated in 2000

Constructed – 1873/1874

Historic person(s) – Henry Cook Mumbrue, Adelbert M. Penney

Architectural style – Second Empire Mansard

Area of significance – architecture

Owner – Private

Historic function – residence

Current function - residence

E.E. Browne House

614 South Main Street

Designated in 2000

Constructed - 1894

Historic person – Edward E. Browne

Architectural style – Queen Anne

Area of significance – architecture

Owner – Private

Historic function – residence

Current function - residence

Matt Jensen House (also on State and National Registers)

502 West Fulton Street

Designated in 2000

Constructed - 1890

Historic significance – residence

Historic person – Matt Jensen

Architectural style – Stick-style Queen Anne

Architect, builder or engineer – Hans Knudson

Area of significance – architecture

Owner – Private

Historic function – residence

Current function- residence

Junction Street Pump House

Junction Street

Designated in 2000

Constructed - 1905

Historic significance – city water works

Architectural style – conical

Architect, builder or engineer – Conrad Gmeiner

Area of significance – architecture, engineering

Owner – City of Waupaca

Historic function – Water works

Current function - storage

Mead Bank (State and National Registers pending)

215 Jefferson Street

Designated 2002

Constructed - 1862

Historic significance – local history

Historic person – Henry C. Mead

Architectural style – Greek Revival

Area of significance – architectural, local history

Owner – Private

Historic function – Bank

Historic sub-function – bank, aquarium store, meat market, confectionery store, plumbing business, music

shop, antique shop, shoe store

Current function - storage

Delong House (also on State and National Registers)

509 West Fulton Street

Designated in 2001

Constructed – 1903

Architect, builder or engineer – Conrad Gmeiner II (builder), Mackim, Mead & White (architect)

Historic person – Henry & Elizabeth DeLong

Architectural style – Classical Revival with Second Empire Mansard roofline

Area of significance – architecture

Owner – Private

Historic function – residence

Current function - residence

C. Larson House

413 Waupaca Street

Designated in 2001

Constructed - 1894

Historic person – Christian Larson

Architectural style – Queen Anne

Area of significance – architecture

Owner – Private

Historic function – residence

Current function - residence

Walter and Weston Levisee House

401 Waupaca Street

Designated in 2001

Constructed – early 1870s

Historic person – Walter and Weston Levisee

Architectural style – Italianate

Area of significance – architecture

Owner – Private

Historic function – residence

Current function - residence

Winfield Scott House

405 Granite Street

Designated in 2001

Constructed - @1855

Historic person – Winfield Scott

Architectural style – Greek Revival

Area of significance – architecture, settlement

Owner – Private

Historic function – residence

Current function - residence

P.M. Olfson House (also on State and National Registers)

415 Granite Street

Designated in 2001

Constructed - 1899

Historic person – Peter M. Olfson

Architectural style – Queen Anne

Area of significance – architectural

Owner – Private

Historic function – residence

Current function - residence

Main Street Historic District (on State and National Registers)

Designated in 2002

Area – Four blocks of Main Street and several side streets

Historic significance – contains 49 contributing buildings and 5 non-contributing buildings

Architectural style – Italianate, Queen Anne, Commercial, Vernacular

Area of significance – local history, architectural, commercial

Owner – Private

Historic function – Commerce/Trade/Specialty Stores, Commerce/Trade/Financial Institution

Current function – Commerce/Trade/Specialty Stores, Commerce/Trade/Office Buildings, Apartments

Lake Street Historic District (on State and National Registers)

Designated in 2002

Area – From East Lake Street into Jefferson, South State and South Main Streets

Historic significance – contains 79 contributing buildings and 7 non-contributing buildings

Architectural style – Italianate, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, Greek Revival, American Bungalow,

American Craftsman, American Four-Square, Spanish Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival,

Two-Story Cube

Area of significance – Architectural, health/medicine, local history

Owner – Private

Historic function – Residential, Hospital

Current function - Residential

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