Property Record
1740 MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | David J. Ellenwood House |
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| Reference Number: | 31549 |
| Location (Address): | 1740 MADISON ST |
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| County: | Portage |
| City: | Stevens Point |
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| Year Built: | 1879 |
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| Additions: | 1885C. 1925 |
| Survey Date: | 20111978 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | SINCE THIS HOUSE WAS FIRST SURVEYED IN 1978 A LATER COLONIAL REVIVAL STYLE FRONT ENTRANCE VESTIBULE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND A NEW FRONT PORCH THAT IS AN EXCELLENT IMITATION OF AN HISTORICALLY APPROPRIATE ONE HAS BEEN BUILT C. 1988 IN ITS PLACE. SANBORN MAPS SHOW THAT THIS HOUSE EXISTED IN ITS CURRENT FORM IN 1884. The rear porch was added c. 1925. Ellenwood lived from 1838-1899. Later owners included Benjamin S. Ellenwood (1866-1929), Robert R. Zimmer (1884-1949), Arthur A. Phelps, and Elizabeth Browan. |
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| Bibliographic References: | STEPHENS POINT GAZETTE, 8/11/1887. SANBORN-PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS. 1884. NELSON, WENDELL. "HOUSES THAT GREW." STEVENS POINT, 1983, P. 111. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |