Property Record
317 E COURT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | GEORGE BARNES (1) |
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| Other Name: | Elmcrest Apartments |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 18369 |
| Location (Address): | 317 E COURT ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1853 |
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| Survey Date: | 1993 |
| Historic Use: | apartment/condominium |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Asbestos |
| Architect: | George Barnes, builder |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Courthouse Hill Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/17/1986 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | "George Barnes was a Janesville builder whose best-known contract was the Tallman House. City directories list him variously as a gentleman, housebuilder and partner in a flour mill. He built three houses on this block in 1853, 1858, and 1870. This Greek Revival Style residence, apparently his own, is notable for the original Doric columns which carry the small entrance portico; this is one of only two Doric porticoes to survive in Rock Country." The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
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| Bibliographic References: | The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1990. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |