Franklin Street, West - Number 303 - Residence of Edward L. Memhard - G.J. Owen House
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1903-1910
- Description
This photographic print is mounted on matboard and was taken by the then resident and local photographer, Edward L Memhard, sometime between 1900 and 1910. The photograph features the Italianate residence that was built in 1870 by GJ Owen. Owen resided there until 1900, at which point Edward and his wife Louisa purchased the home. They lived in the dwelling until sometime in the 1910s. The home's Italianate detais include the cream brick facade, emphasis on verticality, hipped roof wtih second story deck, wide overhanging eaves with dominant brackets and a row of dentils, tall and narrow windows with hoods and moldings, and entryway veranda with chamfered posts. According to census information (1905), Edward L. Memhard was born in 1861. Though his biographical information is limited, he was listed as an employed photographer in Portage between 1895 and 1910. He succeeded I.A. Ridgway, as the Studio Photographer in Portage, as Ridgway is noted to have moved from Portage and lived in M
- Creator
Memhard, Edward, 1861-1944
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Portage Historical Society
- Collection
- Portage Historic Homes
- Publisher
- Portage, WI: EL Memhard Photography Studio
- Subjects
- Photographs
Dwellings
Architectural elements
Memhard, Edward L
West Franklin Street
GJ Owen House
Italianate
Second Empire
Society Hill district - Location
- Portage
Columbia County
Wisconsin - Type
- image
- Format
- Photographs
- Rights
- Copyright to this resource is held by the Portage Historical Society and is provided here for educational purposes only.
- Chicago citation style
- Memhard, Edward, 1861-1944. Franklin Street, West - Number 303 - Residence of Edward L. Memhard - G.J. Owen House. 1903-1910. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/portage/id/97. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Memhard, Edward, 1861-1944, (1903-1910) Franklin Street, West - Number 303 - Residence of Edward L. Memhard - G.J. Owen House. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/portage/id/97
- MLA citation style
- Memhard, Edward, 1861-1944. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/portage/id/97>.