Oviatt House

The Oviatt House is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Oviatt House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Oviatt House
Location	842 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Coordinates	44°01′38″N 88°33′06″W
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1883
Architect	William Waters
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	79000121[1]
Added to NRHP	August 27, 1979

History

The house was designed by Waters and built in 1883 for Moses Hooper. Hooper was an Oshkosh attorney who represented Kimberly-Clark among others, and was such an authority on riparian rights that he appeared before the US Supreme Court repeatedly. In 1900 the house was bought by Dr. Charles Oviatt, a noted surgeon who insisted that nuns assisting in surgery wear sterilized garb rather than woolen habits, and eventually received a letter of agreement from Pope Leo XIII.[2]

After Oviatt's death, the house was purchased by what is now the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The school has used it as a girl's dormitory, the president's residence and a charity headquarters.[3] In 1979, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and it was also listed on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.[4]

It is located in the Oshkosh State Normal School Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Noyes, Edward (1979-02-21). "Moses Hooper House". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. US Dept. of the Interior. National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
3. "House Tour: Oviatt House". University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
4. "842 Algoma Blvd". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-04-09.