Property Record
308 VERNAL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Gifford House (Carl Gifford) |
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| Reference Number: | 17110 |
| Location (Address): | 308 VERNAL AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Milton |
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| Year Built: | 1860 |
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| Survey Date: | 19772013 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Grout |
| Architect: | A. Sowles and Frank Smalley |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Gifford House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/13/1978 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Grout Buildings of Milton Thematic Group |
| 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. See also "Grout Buildings of Milton" site file. The Carl Gifford House, constructed around 1868, is unusual in that it is constructed of grout blocks rather than Goodrich’s solid-wall technique. The indented mortar joints between the blocks can be seen beneath the thin slip of stucco. Local mason A. Sowle, or Frank Smalley, or both, are believed to have built the residence. Front-gabled, it has an off-center entry and flat wooden lintels above the doorway and the tall windows. A wooden kitchen addition extends to the rear, and the original window sashes have all been replaced. |
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| Bibliographic References: | MILTON COURIER 9/12/1996. Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. Milton Historic Preservation Commission, History in Progress: Hiking/Biking Tour of Historic Milton, Wisconsin, n.d. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |