Property Record
426 S MONROE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | ERSKINE E. MCCOY HOUSE |
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Reference Number: | 45408 |
Location (Address): | 426 S MONROE ST |
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County: | Grant |
City: | Lancaster |
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Year Built: | 1897 |
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Survey Date: | 1983 |
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 BAY WINDOW, PROJECTING GABLES, AND A WRAP AROUND VERANDA CHARACTERIZE THIS LATE QUEEN ANNE DESIGN. THE TWO AND A HALF STORY RESIDENCE HAS AN IRREGULAR PLAN, AN IRREGULAR ROOF SHAPE, A CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR AND A WOOD SHINGLE TRIM ON THE GABLES. THE CIRCA 1897 BUILDING IS IN GOOD CONDITON. (A). HISTORICAL STATEMENT: IN 1880, ERSKINE E. McCOY OPENED A GENERAL MERCHANDISE BUSINESS IN LANCASTER. THE NEWSPAPER REPORTED IN 1883 THAT HE HAD BUILT UP A GOOD, SUBSTANTIAL TRADE, THAT SPEAKS WELL FOR HIS SUCCESS AS A BUSINESS MAN..."(C). FOLLOWING THE 1888 FIRE, McCOY'S BUSINESS WAS LOCATED IN THE CLARK BLOCK, 201 WEST MAPLE STREET, 42/10. (D) THE McCOY RESIDENCE IS PICTURED IN WATTON'S LANCASTER SOUVENIR. THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1895 AND 1900. |
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Bibliographic References: | WATTON'S SOUVENIR OF LANCASTER, 1900, P. 42. GRANT COUNTY HERALD, 18 JANUARY 1883. ATLAS OF GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN. MINNEAPOLIS: C. M. FOOTE, 1895. D. THE TELLER, 30 AUGUST 1888. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |