Property Record
N51 W34880 E WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Okauchee House |
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Other Name: | Mary C. Elliott House |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 27382 |
Location (Address): | N51 W34880 E WISCONSIN AVE |
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County: | Waukesha |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Oconomowoc |
Unincorporated Community: | OKAUCHEE |
Town: | 8 |
Range: | 17 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 36 |
Quarter Section: | SW |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
Year Built: | 1841 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 1999 |
Historic Use: | inn |
Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Asbestos |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Okauchee House |
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National Register Listing Date: | 8/11/1978 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: |
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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. The Okauchee House was recorded by the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) in 1936 and 1937 as HABS # WIS-11. BOTH ZIMMERMAN #604 AND HABS WI-11 PUT THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION AT 1841. WALLS BUILT OF 2X8 OAK PLANKS LAID EDGE TO EDGE AND PEGGED TOGETHER BY VERTICAL DOWELS NEAR THE DOORS AND WINDOWS. FRIEZE WINDOWS. MAPPED ALSO ON USGS OCONO. EAST D-5/6-7. |
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Bibliographic References: | HARTLAND LAKE COUNTRY REPORTER 8/18/1994. Zimmerman, H. Russell, The Heritage Guidebook: Landmarks and Historical Sites in Southeastern Wisconsin. Milwaukee: Inland Heritage Corp. 1976 p. 277. Perrin, Richard. Wisconsin Architecture. p. 62. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |