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601 W ELM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

601 W ELM ST

Architecture and History Inventory
601 W ELM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:THOMAS ORTON HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:156390
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):601 W ELM ST
County:Grant
City:Lancaster
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1889
Additions:
Survey Date:2009
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:THIS QUEEN ANNE STYLE HOUSE WAS BUILT FOR THOMAS ORTON IN 1889. THE HOUSE HAS NOW BEEN RESIDED IN VINYL.
Bibliographic References:CITY OF LANCASTER REAL ESTATE TAX ASSESSMENT ROLLS. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF LANCASTER, WISCONSIN. MADISON: J. J. STONER, 1875. WATTON'S SOUVENIR [OF] LANCASTER. LANCASTER, 1900, P. 46. ATLAS OF GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN. MINNEAPOLIS: C. M. FOOTE, 1895.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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