Property Record
1229 E JOHNSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Frank Wootton House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 37475 |
| Location (Address): | 1229 E JOHNSON ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1889 |
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| Survey Date: | 19842012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This 1 1/2 story Queen Anne house was constructed in 1889. It is irregular in plan with vinyl and wood shingle siding and an asphalt-shingled irregular roof. The front elevation faces northwest and is asymmetrical in plan with a recessed entry porch spanning the southern half of the facade and a three-sided bay comprising the northern half. The porch has turned wood supports and railings and decorative spindlework bargeboards; a projecting gable is located above the front door. In addition to the door, the front porch also shelters a single-pane window. The bay adjacent to the porch contains 1-over- 1 windows on the sides and a modern 4-pane piqture window in the center. Square leaded glass windows are located below the gables where the walls are clad in simple wood shingles. Map code is 070913105263 Resurveyed August 2012; subsequent changes include the addition of vinyl siding and the replacement of several windows. |
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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). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |