Property Record
115 S GARFIELD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | N. B. Robinson House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 125991 |
| Location (Address): | 115 S GARFIELD AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 2003 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Jefferson Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/19/2006 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/20/2006 |
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| Additional Information: | This house contributes to the architectural significance of the proposed Jefferson Avenue Historic District as a good and well preserved example of the Queen Anne style. The house has the irregular form and massing of the style. Its clapboard walls are punctuated with many irregularly shaped openings. The projecting gables are decorate dwith wood shingles and stickwork. A fine circular veranda wraps around the southwest corner of the house. It has turned posts, a spool and spindle frieze and balustrade, and a curved slat apron. The house sits on a cut limestone foundation. A large carriage house sits at the back of the property. It is also well preserved. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City Directories, 1891 Plat Map. 2005, Carol L. Cartwright. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Jefferson Avenue Historic District, Janesville, WI. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |