Property Record
1138 S MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | J. E. MCKINNEY HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 44947 |
| Location (Address): | 1138 S MADISON ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1885 |
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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?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2009 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | AN IMPOSING ITALIANATE RESIDENCE IDENTIFIED BY EAVE-LINE BRACKETS AND LARGE SEGMENTAL ARCH OPENINGS HIGHLIGHTED BY BRICK HOODS. CONSTRUCTED IN C. 1885, THE HOUSE HAS A RECTANGULAR PLAN, A HIPPED ROOF WITH A DECK, A FRONT ENCLOSED PORCH AND ALUMINUM WINDOWS. (A). ADDITIONS WERE MADE TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN. THE SHUTTERS THAT ADORNED THE WINDOWS HAVE SINCE BEEN REMOVED. THIS TWO STORY STRUCTURE IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THIS APPEARS TO BE THE RESIDENCE OF J. E. McKINNEY, A NATIVE OF NORTH CAROLINA WHO CAME TO THE LANCASTER AREA IN 1835 AND TOOK UP FARMING. (B,C). ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY HISTORY, McKINNEY "WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST FARMERS IN THE COUNTY." (C) THIS HOUSE WAS DEMOLISHED IN 2009. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. SURVEYOR'S ESTIMATE. B. 1895 GRANT COUNTY PLAT BOOK. C. HISTORY OF GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN (CHICAGO: WESTERN HISTORICAL CO., 1881), P. 893. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |