Property Record
112 W OAK ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JAMES A. JONES HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 45415 |
| Location (Address): | 112 W OAK ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1882 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | /HENRY MUESSE |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | AN ITALIANATE RESIDENCE WHICH UNFORTUNATELY, HAS UNDERGONE A NUMBER OF MODIFICATIONS. SEVERAL ADDITIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL RECTANGULAR PLAN. THIS TWO STORY HOUSE HAS A HIPPED ROOF WITH A DECK, BRACKETED EAVES, SEGMENTAL ARCH OPENINGS, ALUMINUM WINDOWS, AND A BRICK EXTERIOR. VERTICAL BOARDS COVER THE ADDITIONS. THIS CIRCA 1882 RESIDENCE APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. (A). IT WAS BUILT BY HENRY MUESSE. (A) HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: JAMES A. JONES, A DRUGGIST BY TRADE, OPENED HIS BUISINESS IN LANCASTER IN 1866. IN JULY OF 1882, HE WAS JOINED BY A PARTNER, FRED W. BRYAN OF CHICAGO. (C). ACCORDING TO THE TAX RECORDS, JONES OWNED THE ENTIRE BLOCK ON WHICH HIS HOME WAS BUILT. (B) |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. GRANT COUNTY HERALD, 18 JANUARY 1883. B. 1890 TAX ASSESSMENT RECORDS, ARC, UW-PLATTEVILLE. C. GRANT COUNTY HERALD, 25 JANUARY 1883. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |