Property Record
148 W ELM ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | A. H. BARBER/H. A. W. MCNAIR HOUSE |
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Other Name: | DR. HELLER, DDS, OFFICE/ APARTMENTS |
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Reference Number: | 44789 |
Location (Address): | 148 W ELM ST |
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County: | Grant |
City: | Lancaster |
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Year Built: | 1883 |
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Survey Date: | 2009 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
Architect: | George and Charles Palliser |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | This house is built from plans by George and Charles Palliser. The building was published as Design 28, and was illustrated as plate 18 in Palliser's American Architecture, published in 1888. Identified by Craig Bobby. A THREE STORY TOWER CAPPED BY A PYRAMID ROOF, VISIBLE FRAMING (OR "STICK WORK"), AND DISTINCTIVE GABLE ORNAMENTS CHARACTERIZE THIS STICK STYLE RESIDENCE. OTHER FEATURES OF THIS ONE AND A HALF STORY BUILDING INCLUDE AN IRREGULAR SHAPED PLAN, A MULTI-GABLE ROOF, GABLE STRUTS, AND ALUMINUM WINDOWS. THE STRUCTURE WAS FOUND TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION IS 1882-1883. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1882-1883 FOR A. H. BARBER, WHO A FEW YEARS LATER SOLD IT TO H.A.W. McNAIR, ABOUT WHOM NOTHING IS KNOWN. THIS HOUSE IS ALSO KNOWN AS 249 N. JEFFERSON ST. |
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Bibliographic References: | A. TAX ASSESSMENT RECORDS, ARC, UW-PLATTEVILLE. ( "Palliser's Late Victorian Architecture," American Life Foundation, 1978 reprint of two 1870s and 1890s catalogs of George and Charles Palliser. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |