Property Record
952 S MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SAMUEL AND CATHERINE EATON HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 156389 |
| Location (Address): | 952 S MADISON ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1853 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THIS GABLE ELL FORM HOUSE WAS BUILT CA.1853 AND IS ONE OF THE OLDEST IN LANCASTER. THE HOUSE WAS THE HOME OF THE REV. SAMUEL EATON, THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH MINISTER IN LANCASTER WHO SERVED IN THE CIVIL WAR AS CHAPLAIN TO THE 7TH WISCONSIN INFANTRY. THE LETTERS HE AND HIS FAMILY LEFT THAT ARE NOW IN THE AREA RECORD CENTER IN PLATTEVILLE ARE AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF EARLY INFORMATION ABOUT LANCASTER AND THE TIMES. The Eatons lived in this house from 1860 to 1886. At that time, the house was part of a 40 acre farm. |
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| Bibliographic References: | HIBBARD, JAMES B. LANCASTER'S HISTORIC COURTHOUSE SQUARE. LANCASTER: 2006, P. 20. Lancaster's Historic Courthouse Square, Lancaster Historic Preservation Commission, 2006. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |