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Here is some crown moulding that is in most of the rooms on the main level of the house:
Here is some baseboard moulding that could be original to my house that has been placed around the top of the
basement stairwell. It appears to have been removed from somewhere else and placed here, probably shortly after the
house was moved in 1951 when the stairs to the basement were put into place:
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Here is a view of the baseboard trim from a different angle:
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The following are some possible original features found in my house. I can't guarantee any of these features are original,
especially the doors and window because it is possible that they could have come from a different structure:
Here are some photos of the moulding/trim that are around most of the windows and doors in the main floor of my
house.
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Evidence of an old door jamb strike plate for an older door is visible here underneath the current strike plate in the
doorway leading upstairs:
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This photo was taken inside the West Algoma Branch Library, which was located inside a house on Oshkosh Ave. The
house still stands today at 1522 Oshkosh Ave. The door trim seen inside this room is similar, but not identical to mine:
Here is some crown moulding that is in most of the rooms on the main level of the house:
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I did e-mail David Graf, the eldest son of Alvin and Virginia Graf who bought the house in 1951 and had it moved to its
current location. Unfortunately he did not have any old photos of the front (Porter Ave.) side of the house, however, he
did send me an old photo of the west and south side of the house which was taken in 1959:
This is what he said about the picture:
"Sorry, butt have no pictures of'the front of'the house that show original windows. I have attached a photo of'the rear of'the house.
Mere is the story: My mother and dad had taken it upon themselves to re -roof the house. This was in 1959. A plank stretched between
two ladders broke and both fell. My mother broke both ankles (she fell straight down) and my dad messed up his back. Dad was a
firefighter. This photo shows firefighters from his station working to finish the roof while mom and dad were in the hospital - for two
weeks. "
The photo shows some more detail of the house than what is visible today because the aluminum siding had not yet been
installed. There is a corner board visible on the corner of the house and lintels above the windows.
I also asked David if he had seen the house on its original lot before it was moved, a question I had asked him before but
hadn't received an answer to. This was his reply:
"No. Dad had the basement hole dug and there were two I -beams in place. Dan and I were told to go across the street and sit in the
then -vacant lot and not move. I saw the house come up Porter from Sawyer with people on the roof lifting power lines out of the way.
The house was moved into the ibeams. That's all Iremember from that day. Uhmm ... wonder ifpermits were required back
then? Permission to move a house, certainly. Would have been in the early 1950's. "
Unfortunately, I learned that the Graf's replaced the siding on the house in 1965. Here is a note in the June 5, 1965
Oshkosh Northwestern newspaper:
Alvin Graf, 1321 Porter Ave.,
replace siding on house:
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I don't know whether or not the siding that they replaced that year was the original or not as the house was 100 years old
by that time. I think it is possible that the original siding could have been replaced by someone else before that time.
I do believe that the siding that was installed in 1965 is still underneath the current aluminum siding. I have a copy of the
"Installment Sales Contract and Mortgage" from 1995 when the Graf's hired The Pacesetter Corporation to install the
siding and there were no instructions to remove the existing siding:
"Pacesetter to supply & install double 5 horizontal siding in the color of colonial blue to the entire home. Also to do
trimpack to all windows & 2 doors in same color. To include the underlayment board before job is started. To replace
any rotten wood per installation manager. Job to include all clean up of all debris. "
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Here is an exterior door that I discovered underneath some insulation in my attic. It measures 76-5/8" high x 29-7/8"
wide x 1-3/8" thick and used to have a rim lock installed on it as evident by the unpainted square section on the right-
hand side. I didn't realize the door had a window when it was underneath the insulation and I accidentally broke it when
I stepped on it.
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This 4-panel interior door was also found in my attic underneath insulation. It measures 78" x 27-7/8" but has extra
wooden boards nailed around the perimeter of it as if it was repurposed to cover a larger doorway at some later point in
time. It otherwise could have been used as a tabletop/workbench. The dimensions of the original door itself (not
counting the extra wood nailed to it) show that it would fit inside the doorway leading to the basement. This door still
has the door knob collar on it, but no knob. I also should note that there is no lock on this door, but I found holes in the
door where hardware for a latch was probably mounted to it.
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This is a storm window with 6-lites (panes) that I found in the attic. It measures 31-1 /8" x 23-3/4" x 1-3/8" thick. There
are other storm windows that I found in my attic too, some with 2 panes and some with 3, but I chose this one to show
you because it appears to be the oldest.
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This is the last item I want to share with the commission. This is the legal notice that I cited during the meeting that
shows that attorney Albert Norton, who lived in my house, represented Robert McMillen. It can be found in the
September 6, 1875 issue of the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern newspaper: