Property Record
427 S ADAMS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JOE WRIGHT HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 44617 |
| Location (Address): | 427 S ADAMS ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| 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: | THE LATE QUEEN ANNE STYLE, TWO AND A HALF STORY RESIDENCE IS CHARACTERIZED BY SEVERAL "PORTHOLE" WINDOWS. IT HAS CLAPBOARD WALLS, CORNER CANOPIES, AND A FISH SCALE SHINGLE TRIM ON THE GABLES. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: THE JOE WRIGHT HOUSE IS PICTURED IN LANCASTER'S SOUVENIR. (A). WRIGHT IS LISTED AS A STOCKBUYER IN THE 1898 CITY DIRECTORY. (B). THE HOUSE'S WRAPAROUND VERANDA WAS ENLARGED AND MODERNIZED AT A LATER DATE. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. WATTON'S SOUVENIR OF LANCASTER, 1900, P. 48. B. 1898 LANCASTER CITY DIRECTORY. C. SURVEYOR'S ESTIMATE. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |