Property Record
745 W CENTER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JOHN S. PARTRIDGE |
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| Reference Number: | 10376 |
| Location (Address): | 745 W CENTER ST |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Whitewater |
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| Year Built: | 1855 |
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| Survey Date: | 2007 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | BRACKETS UNDER EAVES,IRON CRESTING AROUND DECK JOHN S. PARTRIDGE WAS A NOTABLE BUSINESSMAN WHO WAS A PARTNER IN THE WINCHESTER & PARTRIDGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, ONE OF WHITEWATER'S MOST IMPORTANT EMPLOYERS IN THE 19TH CENTURY. "This Italianate house was built by John and Henrietta Partridge in 1856. Partridge migrated to Whitewater in 1846 and set up a mercantile business. From 1857 to 1892 he was a partner in the Winchester and Partridge Manufacturing Co., which made popular wagons, including the "Whitewater Wagon." This large double bricked house is topped with two widow's walks and has two white marble and two black slate fireplaces." Touring Historical Whitewater, n.d. |
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| Bibliographic References: | TAX ASSESSMENT ROLLS; 1858 MAP. Touring Historical Whitewater, n.d. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |