N8158 Spooner Rd | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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N8158 Spooner Rd

Architecture and History Inventory
N8158 Spooner Rd | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
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Reference Number:246426
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):N8158 Spooner Rd
County:Jefferson
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Township/Village:Watertown
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PROPERTY FEATURES
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Survey Date:2024
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Gabled Ell
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Wall Material:Cream Brick
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:This 1.5-story front-gable Greek Revival style house has a cobblestone foundation, cream brick walls, and metal roof. The primary facade consists of a pair of sash windows on the first floor and two sash windows in the gable-end, with a half-moon louvered vent in the peak. Bargeboard runs beneath the roofline. The window openings are segmented arch with soldier course lintels but the 2/1 modern synthetic frames are retrofitted. A modern one-story gabled bay with synthetic cladding and windows is set off the south elevation; the main entrance is set beneath a gabled portico. On the north elevation, patches of brickwork indicates altered fenestration. The gabled garage east of the house is a modern addition. In the 1899 county plat book, this 40-acre parcel was owned and homesteaded by Jno. Vergens. In the 1919 county atlas, this 40-acre parcel was owned and homesteaded by Edward Vehlow. In the atlases, the homestead was depicted ~500 feet north, and not at this location. This farmstead is present in the 1937 aerial photo. The house retains its historic footprint. A barn and at least two outbuildings are nonextant. The garage and barn had not been constructed.
Bibliographic References:2024 Survey: Foote, C.M. 1899 Plat Book of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Minneapolis, MN: C.M. Foote. Accessed online, https://www.historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/8760/ Ogle, G. A. & Co. 1919 Standard Atlas of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Chicago: G.A. Ogle & Co. Accessed online, https://historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/8576/ Jannke, W.F. III 1998 A Brief History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Prepared for Jefferson County. Accessed online, https://cms4files.revize.com/jeffersoncountynew/COMMUNITY/History%20of%20Jefferson%20County.pdf WHS n.d. "Origin of Jefferson County" Historical Essay. Madison: WHS. Accessed online, https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS9100 Western Historical Co. 1879 The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Co.. Accessed online, https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01001777/ Ott, John Henry 1917 Jefferson County, Wisconsin and its People: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing. Accessed online, https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/wch/id/36683/ Cartwright, Carol Lohry 2010 "Intesive Survey Report Architectural and Historical Survey of Towns of Concord, Farmington, Ixonia, and Watertown (NE Quadrant), Jefferson County, Wisconsin." Prepared for the Jefferson County Historic Sites Preservation Commission . Accessed online, https://cms4files.revize.com/jeffersoncountynew/HISTORIC%20SITES/NE%20Architectual_Historical_Intensive_Survey_Repor_Concord_Farmington_Ixonia_Watertownt.pdf
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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