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Church St (AKA W SIDE OF MILL ST BETWEEN MARCH AND PLEASANT STS) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Church St (AKA W SIDE OF MILL ST BETWEEN MARCH AND PLEASANT STS)

Architecture and History Inventory
Church St (AKA W SIDE OF MILL ST BETWEEN MARCH AND PLEASANT STS) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Betsy & O.K. Himley House
Other Name:Pine Grove Nursing Home, 1958-1979
Contributing:
Reference Number:3967
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):Church St (AKA W SIDE OF MILL ST BETWEEN MARCH AND PLEASANT STS)
County:Crawford
City:Soldiers Grove
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1899
Additions:
Survey Date:1976
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect: Adolph and O.k. Himley
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:POLYGONAL 3 STORY TOWER ON CNR. BARGE BOARDS AND PALLADIAN WINDOWS IN GABLES. BUILT FOR $9000. 16 ROOMS. In 2019 this was the Old Oak Inn Bed and Breakfast. There is a large later addition attached to the house, possibly from the nursing home days. AKA Earl O. Himley House.
Bibliographic References:BOSCOBEL DIAL, 12/7/1989. Wisconsin State Journal 12/23/1899.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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