Property Record
152 E JOHNSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Martha A. and Benjamin F. Perry Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 37431 |
| Location (Address): | 152 E JOHNSON ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1855 |
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| Survey Date: | 19852012 |
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| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Sandstone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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. This 2 story Italianate house was constructed in 1855. It is rectangular in plan with a sandstone foundation and walls and an asphalt shingled low pitched gable roof. The front elevation faces southeast and is asymmetrical in plan with a three-sided projecting 2-story bay at the southern end of the facade and a flat roofed entry porch with turned wood supports at the northern end. The porch is accessed by a flight of wooden steps and is parially enclosed by a clapboard wall inset with a decorative leaded window. Other windows throughout the house are tall, narrow 1-over-1 double hung windows and are located in pairs everywhere except in the front bay. Decorative paired brackets are located at regular intervals below the roofline. According to the 1860 federal census, Benjamin was born in New York in 1819 and Martha was 32 years old. She was also born in New York. Perry was a hardware merchant. A gentleman named L. Sawyer, age 23, boarded with them. He was a tinner. Map code is 070914406264. Resurveyed in July 2012; no visible changes. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct E. Johnson St.: N. Butler St. To N. Baldwin St.” WHS project number 13-0193/DA. 2013. Great Lakes Area Research Center (Gail Klein). Capital Times 5/18/1947. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |