Property Record
507 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HATTIE AND DR. WASHINGTON EMMETT MCGOWAN HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 14844 |
| Location (Address): | 507 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Adams |
| City: | Friendship |
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| Year Built: | 1889 |
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| Survey Date: | 19872021 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Main House moved 50 feet on site as part of a highway project. (1993) Barn moved on site. (2001) Covenant/Easement: In Perpetuity. Effective 8-10-1992. A 'covenant file' exists for this property. It may contain additional information such as photos, drawings and correspondence. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. 2021: This 2-story Side Gabled house with Gothic Revival detailing was constructed in 1889 for Hattie and Dr. Washington Emmet McGowan. It is rectangular in plan with a stone foundation, clapboard walls with decorative shingling under the gable ends, and a metal-clad gable roof. The front elevation faces east and is asymmetrical in composition. A full-width, 1-story, flat-roofed porch features decorative wood supports with scroll-cut brackets, spandrels, and railings. A bay window projects at the south end of the façade; adjacent to this is a central front door with a 1-over-1 window and another doorway in the northern half of the façade. The second story contains a projecting center bay that projects through the roofline. This narrow bay is capped with a steeply-pitched gable and contains a wood panel door with glazing in its upper half that provides access to the porch roof. A quatrefoil window is located above the door; vertical ribbon windows are located in each side of the projecting bay. Multi-over-1 windows are located on each side of the projecting bay at the second story of the façade. Tall, narrow dormers with steeply-pitched gable roofs project from the front roof slope on each side of the projecting bay. In 1993, the house was shifted approximately 50 feet on the same site as part of a highway improvement project. See AHI 243546, 243547, 243548 for additional buildings on this site. |
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| Bibliographic References: | FRIENDSHIP REPORTER 5/31/1989. ADAMS COUNTY TIMES 11/1/1995. FRIENDSHIP REPORTER 1/31/1996. WISCONSIN RAPIDS DAILY TRIBUNE 7/30/1996. WISCONSIN RAPIDS DAILY TRIBUNE 8/17/1996. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |