Property Record
1019 WILLIAMSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Willis W. Blossom Commercial Building & Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 115859 |
| Location (Address): | 1019 WILLIAMSON ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Map code 0709-134-0208-1. "Willis W. Blossom, who was a jobber in calendars and leather goods and a pastor of the Pentecostal mission, built from 1914 to 1916. The mission was housed in the building until 1933. On the site of the parking lot next door a log house stood until the 1930s, the first dwelling on the block, which had been built by Thomas McLeary, presumably in 1853." Williamson Street, Madison Wisconsin: An Historical Survey and Walking Tour Guide, by Gary Tipler & the City of Madison Landmarks Commission & Professor William H. Tischler, 1979. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City directories; tax records. Williamson Street, Madison Wisconsin: An Historical Survey and Walking Tour Guide, by Gary Tipler & the City of Madison Landmarks Commission & Professor William H. Tischler, 1979. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |