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The Hans Gram House is of local architectural significance as a fine example of late Victorian Italianate architecture period of construction. The era in which it was built was one of great local prosperity, notable for the construction of the fine mansions located in the immediate neighborhood. The Gram house is significantly smaller and less pretentious than its neighbors, yet it is distinguished by such Queen Anne features as the delicate spindle work and imbricated gable shingles. The Gram house is further enriched by the suggested mansard porch roofs, brackets, and incised window headers from the Italianate mode. The handsome result of this combination compares favorably with the fine residences of Neenah's 19th century industrialists. Other local examples of late Victorian Italianate period of construction can be found at 419 Church Street, 120 E. Franklin Street, and 105 N. Park Avenue. Common features are a central gable, incised headers, low-pitched roofs, high foundations and a side hall plan. All but one is of frame construction. The frame examples were resided with shingles in the 20th century, while a large cast concrete verandah was attached to the brick house at 120 E. Franklin. All appear to have lost ornamental features which distinguish the Hans Gram House.
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Citations
National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/87001123.pdf
National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/87001123.pdf