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MILWAUKEE ST

Historic Name:
Solomon and Josette Juneau House

Other Name:

Reference Number:
15314

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Property Location

Location (Address)

MILWAUKEE ST

County

Dodge

City/Village

Theresa

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1847

Additions

Survey Date

1975,2022

Historic Use

house

Architectural Style

Greek Revival

Structural System

Balloon Frame

Wall Material

Clapboard

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Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

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. RETURNED MOULDED EAVES. FRIEZE WINDOWS. 6/6 1ST FLR WINDOWS. SEE SURVEY FILE. APPROX 60 X 30 FT. JUNEAU MOVED HIS FAMILY HERE IN 1852. 2022: The Solomon Juneau Homestead is a one-and-one-half-story, Greek Revival-style house constructed in 1847. It is of frame construction on a concrete foundation. It is clad in clapboard siding. The side-gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles and features gable-end returns, frieze band windows, and a projecting wood cornice. A short brick chimney is at the center of the ridgeline. Windows are original, wood, six-over-six, double-hung sash. The front (west) facade contains the main entrance at the south end accessed by the original pedimented entry porch, which is supported by two wood posts with spindle railings. The steps have been removed and this entrance is no longer used. A long horizontal sign fixed between the first-floor windows and the frieze band reads “Sol. Juneau’s Homestead, Founder of Theresa 1847.” At the west edge of the parcel and along the back edge of sidewalk along STH 175/ South Milwaukee Street is a tall stone retaining wall, topped with a white wood fence. A sign on the fence facing Milwaukee Street details the site’s ownership by the Theresa Historical Society. The name "Theresa” is spelled out in brick on the retaining wall. At the base of the retaining wall in the terrace is a small stone marker with a plaque for the Solomon Juneau Homestead. This homestead was built in 1847 as a summer home by Solomon Juneau, a French Canadian who established a trading post in 1833 on what originally was Native American camping grounds. He named the trading post Theresa and constructed the subject summer house approximately 0.08 miles south of the trading post in 1847. Juneau platted the village of Theresa the following year. The Juneau family moved to the subject house full time in 1852, which resulted in the creation of a village, Theresa. The house was originally 200 feet to the east and faced Menomonee Street, but was moved to its present location in 1932 to prevent its demolition.

Bibliographic References

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Juneau, Solomon and Josette, House

National Register Listing Date

Aug 29, 2024

State Register Listing Date

Feb 14, 2020

Contributing

house Greek Revival

Dodge
County

Theresa
Community

1840-1849
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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201 S Milwaukee St (Rt 175)

100005282

Located in Theresa, Dodge County

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Postcards

Solomon Juneau Homestead and Village Hall

1967

Text on reverse reads: "Theresa, Wisconsin 53091. The Old Stone Wall, Old Village Hall, and Solomon Juneau Homestead are landmarks in the picturesque, little village of Theresa." The clapboard Solo...

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Postcards

Solomon Juneau Homestead

1967

Text on reverse reads: "Solomon Juneau Homestead, Theresa, Wisconsin 53091. Solomon Juneau, a French trader, helped found Milwaukee and became its first Mayor. In 1847 he founded Theresa. He built ...

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Press Release

Solomon and Josette Juneau House Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Friday, September 20, 2024

The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Solomon and Josette Juneau House in the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 2024.

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Property Record

201 S MILWAUKEE ST

93658

Located in Theresa, Dodge County

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Photographs

Solomon Juneau's Homestead

February 6, 1978

"Sol. Juneau's Homestead at night. In June, 1932, the house was moved to this location from its original site, higher up on the hill." Sign on residence reads, "Founder of Theresa, 1847."

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