Property Record
230 S JEFFERSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ANTHONY CROSBY HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 44804 |
| Location (Address): | 230 S JEFFERSON ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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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: | A LACY BARGEBOARD AND A DETAILED VERANDA DISTINGUISH THIS QUEEN ANNE STYLE-INFLUENCED GABLE ELL FORM RESIDENCE. THE ONE AND A HALF STORY HOUSE HAS AN L-PLAN SHAPE, A GABLE ROOF AND ALUMINUM/VINYL SIDING. THE BUILDING'S CONDITION IS EXCELLENT. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THE ANTHONY CROSBY RESIDENCE, CONSTRUCTED IN 1844 AND ORIGINALLY LOCATED ON WEST CHERRY STREET, WAS USED FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES BY THE CATHOLICS OF LANCASTER BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR CHRUCH (ST. CLEMENT'S) IN 1859. (A) FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING ST. CLEMENT'S, SEE THE FINAL REPORT. THIS HOUSE WAS MOVED TO ITS PRESENT SITE BETWEEN 1899 AND 1905. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. THE 1859-1959 CENTENNIAL OF ST. CLEMENT PARISH (LANCASTER: BY THE CHURCH, 1959), P. 21. SANBORN-PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF LANCASTER, WI. NEW YORK: 1899, 1905, 1912, 1927, 1927 (UPDATED TO 1940). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |