Property Record
739 W PINE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | C. ORTON HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 45444 |
| Location (Address): | 739 W PINE ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1880 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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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: | A SIMPLE ITALIANATE RESIDENCE FEATURING THE CHARACTERISTIC EAVE-LINE BRACKETS AS WELL AS A DETAILED VERANDA INCLUDING TURNED POSTS AND A SPINDLE VALANCE. THIS TWO STORY BUILDING HAS A RECTANGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION, A HIPPED ROOF WITH A DECK, BAY WINDOWS, WINDOW MOLDINGS, AND A CUT STONE FOUNDATION. ADDITIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE RECTANGULAR PLAN, SUCH AS THE GARAGE IN THE BACK. THE HOUSE, BUILT IN C. 1880, IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. (A) SINCE IT WAS FIRST SURVEYED IN 1983 THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN RESIDED IN VINYL. THE 1895 MAP OF LANCASTER SHOWS THIS HOUSE AS THEN BEING OWNED BY C. ORTON. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. ASSESSOR'S ESTIMATE, ASSESSOR'S RECORDS, CITY OF LANCASTER. ATLAS OF GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN. MINNEAPOLIS: C. M. FOOTE, 1895. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF LANCASTER, GRANT CO., WI. MADISON: J. J. STONER, 1875. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |