Property Record
624 S MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Silas and Anna Harris House |
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| Reference Number: | 15416 |
| Location (Address): | 624 S MADISON ST |
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| County: | Dodge |
| City: | Waupun |
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| Year Built: | 1887 |
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| Survey Date: | 197520182019 |
| 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: | 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. ELABORATE SCROLL-CUT TRUSSES IN GABLES. ORNATE CARVED AND STICKWORK CORNICE PANELS. SCROLL CUT AND CARVED BRACKETS. DIAMOND WINDOWS. 2019: This 2-story Queen Anne house was constructed in 1887. It is irregular in plan with a coursed stone foundation, clapboard and fish-scale shingle walls, and steeply-pitched, asphalt-shingled gable and hipped roofs. The front elevation faces east and is asymmetrical in plan. A hipped-roof mass projects from the front elevation and contains a central dormer with a steeply-pitched gable roof; the dormer contains a pair of 1-over-1 windows with a decorative wood surround and an ornamental wood truss in the gable end. Below this, the façade of the projecting bay contains cutaway corners; the overhang at each corner features decorative paneling and curved brackets. Windows in the front bay consist of a pair of tall, narrow 2-over-2 windows at the front with individual 2-over-2 windows at the cutaway corners. Decorative wood panels are located above and below the front windows. The front door is sheltered by a small entry porch that features a decorative wood frieze and squared wood supports. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Waupun Leader News 10/3/1979. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |