Property Record
4700 W US HWY 14
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Countryside Motel |
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| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | |
| Reference Number: | 220760 |
| Location (Address): | 4700 W US HWY 14 |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Janesville |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 3 |
| Range: | 12 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 8 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
| Year Built: | 1940 |
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| Additions: | C. 1950C. 1963C. 1969 |
| Survey Date: | 20122013 |
| Historic Use: | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style: | |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | House/motel office and unit #2 both date to circa 1940; unit #3 dates to circa 1950; the rusticated concrete block building (units #4-9) was originally six individual cabins dating to circa 1950 that took on the current single building configuration by 1963; units #10-11 building dates to circa 1969. Modern garage. Owner in 1956 was Mrs. Alice Finnemore and the motel at that time featured 8 rooms (existing units #2 & #3, as well as the six individual cabins). 2013 - appearance unchanged. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Wisconsin Aerial Photo Collection; Directory of Hotels and Tourist Rooming Houses in Wisconsin (1956) |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |