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S5244 US HIGHWAY 12 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

S5244 US HIGHWAY 12

Architecture and History Inventory
S5244 US HIGHWAY 12 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:William and Elizabeth Toole House
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:40823
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):S5244 US HIGHWAY 12
County:Sauk
City:
Township/Village:Baraboo
Unincorporated Community:
Town:11
Range:6
Direction:E
Section:3
Quarter Section:SE
Quarter/Quarter Section:SW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1875
Additions:
Survey Date:19952015
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Greek Revival
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
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, Division of Historic Preservation.

This is a two-story Greek Revival house with clapboard siding, and was probably built for John Williams in the 1870s. The windows are wood 2/2 dhs. The side-gabled roof is surfaced with asphalt shingles. There is a two-story cutaway porch with plain posts across the front facade. In 1884, William Toole bought the property. Here he developed a national reputation for growing and breeding pansies. As a result, the property came to be known as Pansy Heights. Toole is also significant as a co-founder and leader of the Country Life Association, a national network of education clubs for rural children that was similar to, yet preceded, the 4-H.
Bibliographic References:Alden Publishing Company. Atlas of Sauk County. 1906. Canfield, William. Map of Sauk County. 1859; 1861. Butterfield, C. W. The History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880. Ogle, George A. Atlas of Sauk County. 1922. Smith, Maurice W. Plat Map of Sauk County. 1893. Tucker, M. G. Plat Map of Sauk County. 1877.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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