Property Record
351 S MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JOHN H. HOWE HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 44939 |
| Location (Address): | 351 S MADISON ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1893 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A LATE QUEEN ANNE DESIGN HIGHLIGHTED BY RECESSED PORCHES, PALLADIAN WINDOWS (IN THE GABLES), AND A CLASSICALLY DETAILED ENTRANCE PORCH. CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1890 AND 1895, THE HOUSE HAS AN IRREGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION, A MULTI-GABLE ROOF, A COMBINATION NARROW CLAPBOARD AND WOOD SHINGLE EXTERIOR. (A). THE TWO AND A HALF STORY BUILDING IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. A LARGE ATTACHED GARAGE WAS ADDED ON TO THE REAR OF THIS HOUSE IN 2008. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: IN THE 1898 DIRECTORY, JOHN H. HOWE IS LISTED AS A TRAVELING SALESMAN. (C). HOWE'S LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY RESIDENCE IS INCLUDED IN THE SOUVENIR. (B) |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. TAX ASSESSMENT RECORDS, ARC, UW-PLATTEVILLE. (NOTE: AFTER 1880, THE TAX RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY AT FIVE-YEAR INTERVALS). B. WATTON'S SOUVENIR OF LANCASTER, 1900, P. 47. C. 1898 LANCASTER CITY DIRECTORY. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |