Property Record
5522 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Sjur Olson House |
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| Reference Number: | 18926 |
| Location (Address): | 5522 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Mcfarland |
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| Year Built: | 1880 |
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| Survey Date: | 1987 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | STONE VENEERED FRONT PORCH W/ MOULDED ROOF EAVES6/1 PORCH WINDOWSMULTIPANED SIDELIGHTS [Date Cnst:CA (RON LARSON)] 2015- "This modest vernacular front gabled house was built by Sjur Olson. The front porch was added at a later date. The lumber for this house was hauled by two horse-drawn lumber wagons from a downtown Madison lumberyard. Sjur Olson was a local farmer and tailor. The house remained in the Olson family until 1976 when it was purchased by Gary and Barbara Fraboni. Michael and Wendy Motl bought it from the Frabonis in 1986." -"Historic McFarland: A Walking Tour" booklet, Third printing, published by the McFarland Historical Society, (March 2016). |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |