Property Record
US HIGHWAY 16 E SIDE .1 MILE N COUNTY HIGHWAY C
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Palmer Brothers' Octagons |
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| Other Name: | Palmer-Lewis House |
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| Reference Number: | 29565 |
| Location (Address): | US HIGHWAY 16 E SIDE .1 MILE N COUNTY HIGHWAY C |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Hamilton |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 17 |
| Range: | 6 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 34 |
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| Year Built: | 1855 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1998 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Octagon |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Palmer Brothers' Octagons |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/7/1979 |
| 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. PHOTO CODE O IS FOR OLD WORLD WISCONSIN. WALLS ARE INSULATED WITH BRICK AND SAWDUST. BARN WAS LATER ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE. BUILT AT NESHONOC (next to other Palmer Octagon house, record number 16237) AND MOVED TO TN OF HAMILTON LOCATION IN 1866. HOUSE MOVED AGAIN IN 2007, DOWN THE ROAD WITHIN THE SAME SECTION. APPROVAL TO RELOCATE GRANTED BY NPS: 6/21/2007. 2007 photos were taken prior to the move. A later owner was David Roland Lewis. |
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| Bibliographic References: | LA CROSSE TRIBUNE 1/22/1995. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |