Historical and Architectural Resource Survey, City of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Heritage Research, Ltd.

Abstract: "The purpose of this project is to provide an updated survey (to one previously completed by Carol Lohry Cartwright in 1991-1992) of the architectural and historical resources located within the City of Fond du Lac. This material may be useful in the development of local preservation plans; to identify buildings, structures, sites and historic districts that meet the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; and to increase public and private sector awareness of the community’s historical and architectural heritage. Funded in part through a National Park Service grant-in-aid administered by the Wisconsin Historical Society, the City of Fond du Lac contracted with Heritage Research, Ltd., to conduct a re-survey of the city within a specific Scope of Work (found in the Introduction & Survey Methodology). One of the two primary goals of the re-survey effort was to identify and inventory properties built between 1945 and 1965 (+). The second goal was to re-evaluate the potentially eligible properties identified in 1991-1992 and to determine whether or not they remained potentially eligible. Among the resources surveyed, three historic districts and forty-four individual properties were considered for National Register eligibility and are discussed in this report. Two of the historic districts were found to be potentially eligible for the National Register, while additional research is required in order to make the best determination for the remaining district. Of the forty-four individual properties, thirty-five were found to be potentially eligible, while one requires additional research before a final determination can be made and two were recommended as ineligible for listing. The remaining six properties (or components thereof) have not reached fifty years of age and should be re-evaluated when they come of age." Funding was provided in part by a 2010 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Fond du Lac (project number WI-10-015) administered by the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 55-10-21956) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is a Certified Local Government.

Historical and Architectural Resource Survey, City of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

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