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Joel S. Fisk House
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
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Joel S. Fisk House
Joel S. Fisk House is located in Wisconsin
Joel S. Fisk House
Location in Wisconsin
Joel S. Fisk House is located in the United States
Joel S. Fisk House
Location in the United States
Location 123 N. Oakland Ave.
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1862-1867
Architectural style Italianate
Part of Oakland–Dousman Historic District
NRHP reference No. 78000420
Added to NRHP August 11, 1978

The Joel S. Fisk House, at 123 N. Oakland Ave. in Green Bay, Wisconsin was built in 1865 in the Italianate style, a distinct 19th-century phase of Classical architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is also a contributing building in the NRHP-listed Oakland–Dousman Historic District.

It is a two-story Italianate cream brick building, with a one-and-one-half-story wing to the right rear. Its hipped roof has a cupola, consistent with Italianate style, with double pairs of round-arched windows.

History

Also known as the William Gibbs House, the property was owned by local postmaster Joel S. Fisk. It would later be used as a public library. Eventually, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and to the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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