Property Record
330 S MONROE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | SALOMA S. WATTS HOUSE |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 45395 |
Location (Address): | 330 S MONROE ST |
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County: | Grant |
City: | Lancaster |
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Year Built: | 1895 |
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Survey Date: | 2009 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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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: | ORNATE WINDOW MOLDINGS AND A TOWER-LIKE TWO STORY PROJECTION CHARACTERIZE THIS BASIC QUEEN ANNE DESIGN. THE CIRCA 1895 RESIDENCE HAS AN IRREGULAR PLAN, TWO AND A HALF STORIES, A GABLE ROOF, A CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR AND WOOD SHINGLE TRIM ON THE GABLES. (A) THE WAS FOUND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THE WATTS HOUSE IS PICTURED IN LANCASTER'S SOUVENIR; ITS OWNER WAS MISS S.S. WATTS, A RETIRED CITIZEN. (B,C) HISTORIC TAX RECORDS ARE NOT CLEAR IN REGARD TO THE HISTORY OF THIS HOUSE. HISTORIC MAPS SHOW THAT IT WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1875 AND 1895 AND WATTS IS CLARLY THE OWNER AS FAR BACK AS 1889, BUT OTHERS OWNED THE LAND EARLIER BUT SINCE THEIR PARCELS WERE LARGER THAN HERS IT CANNOT BE VERIFIED THAT THIS HOUSE BELONGED TO THEM. |
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Bibliographic References: | A. SURVEYOR'S ESTIMATE. B. WATTON'S SOUVENIR OF LANCASTER, 1900, P. 53. C. 1898 LANCASTER CITY DIRECTORY. CITY OF LANCASTER REAL ESTATE TAX ASSESSMENT ROLLS. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF LANCASTER, WISCONSIN. MADISON: J. J. STONER, 1875. ATLAS OF GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN. MINNEAPOLIS: C. M. FOOTE, 1895. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |