Property Record
441 MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BENJAMIN F. DUNWIDDIE HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 11558 |
| Location (Address): | 441 MADISON ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1883 |
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| Survey Date: | 19852014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Unknown |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Look West Historic District (Boundary Increase) |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/10/1993 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 12/11/1993 |
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| Additional Information: | Dunwiddie was judge of the 12th Judicical Circuit Court and served until 1907. He was born in Green County and studied classics and law at the University of Wisconsin. "Following the death of John J. Bennett in 1899 (1120 Laurel Avenue) Dunwiddie became Judge of the 12th Judicial Circuit Court. He served until 1907. Dunwiddie was born in Green County, and studied classics and law at the University of Wisconsin. He had this Queen Anne style house built in 1883. It is similar in appearance to 415 Jackson and several other houses in the District, but no common builder has been documented." THE LOOK WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT, PREPARED BY LANDSCAPE RESEARCH FOR THE JANESVILLE HISTORIC COMMISSION, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 1987. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. City Directories: 1885, 1891. B. Genology of the Dunwiddie Family, Foster Dunwiddie (Mpls. Architect). C. Wise (1888). D. Souvenir: Janesville Fire Department (1902). E. 1883 date of construction source: Tax Rolls. F. The Look West Historic District, Prepared by Landscape Research for the Janesville Historic Commission, Janesville, Wisconsin, 1987. "Cultural Resources Report For the Proposed Talman House Telecommunications Facility in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin." WHS Project #14-0719/RO. June 2014. Prepared by Marcy Prchal. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |