Property Record
127 N NEWCOMB ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LYMAN WIGHT HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 10458 |
| Location (Address): | 127 N NEWCOMB ST |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Whitewater |
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| Year Built: | 1862 |
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| Survey Date: | 1989 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Octagon |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. FRIEZE WINDOWS. PAIRED BRACKETS UNDER EAVES. SCROLL ORNAMENTS IN FRIEZE. "Built in 1862, this octagon house was an architectural innovation promoted as an economical and functional home. The White House is a small, two-story frame structure with wide overhanging eaves, a carved frieze, and brackets. The house was built for Lyman Wight, an inventor who worked at the Esterly Reaper Works. Octagon houses are quite rare, and this example is of special note because of its small size." Touring Historical Whitewater, n.d. |
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| Bibliographic References: | OCTAGON HOUSES IN WISCONSIN, P. 5. Touring Historical Whitewater, n.d. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |