Property Record
1044 S MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 44946 |
| Location (Address): | 1044 S MADISON ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1880 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | EAVE-LINE BRACKETS, SEGMENTAL ARCH OPENINGS, AND A DETAILED ENTRANCE PORCH CHARACTERIZE THIS BRICK RESIDENCE. BUILT IN C. 1880, THE HOUSE HAS A RECTANGULAR PLAN CONFIGRUATION, A HIPPED ROOF WITH A DECK, AND SOME ALUMINUM WINDOWS. ADDITIONS WERE MADE TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN. THE TWO STORY STRUCTURE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: STEPHEN VIVAN IS RECORDED AS OWNING THIS PROPERTY AND RESIDENCE IN 1895. (THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM THE 1895 PLAT BOOK AND IS A "GOOD GUESS" BECAUSE NEITHER AN ADDRESS NOR A LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS PROVIDED IN THE PLAT BOOK). (B). THE 1898 CITY DIRECTORY RECORDED STEPHEN VIVAN AS RETIRED. THE ADDRESS IS LISTED AS 756 SOUTH MADISON STREET. (C) |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. SURVEYOR'S ESTIMATE. B. 1895 GRANT COUNTY PLAT BOOK. C. 1898 LANCASTER CITY DIRECTORY. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |