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206 MADISON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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206 MADISON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
206 MADISON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:OLIVER VAN KIRK HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:11836
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):206 MADISON ST
County:Rock
City:Janesville
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1855
Additions:C. 1890
Survey Date:19852014
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Early Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Look West Historic District (Boundary Increase)
National Register Listing Date:12/10/1993
State Register Listing Date:12/11/1993
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Van Kirk, a native of New York, was a farmer prior to residing in this house.

"One of two Gothic Revival houses in Look West, the Van Kirk house has prominent label moldings at the windows, and a characteristic steeply-pitched roof. Originally built to face Laurel Avenue, the house was rotated and enlarged in the 1890s. Decorative shingles were then added to the gable ends. The house has been recently and sensitively renovated. Van Kirk, a native of New York, was a farmer prior to his residence in Look West." THE LOOK WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT, PREPARED BY LANDSCAPE RESEARCH FOR THE JANESVILLE HISTORIC COMMISSION, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 1987.
Bibliographic References:THE LOOK WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT, PREPARED BY LANDSCAPE RESEARCH FOR THE JANESVILLE HISTORIC COMMISSION, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, 1987. PLAT MAP. "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.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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