Property Record
425 ROUNTREE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 45796 |
| Location (Address): | 425 ROUNTREE AVE |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| 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: | A FRAME TWO-STORY HOUSE WITH A TRUNCATED HIP ROOF THAT IS INTERSECTED BY GABLE ROOFS AT THE FRONT AND TO THE WEST SIDE. STICK-STYLE ORNAMENTATION IN THE GABLE ENDS, WINDOW CORNICES AND A BALUSTRATED TWO-SIDED PORCH SUPPORTED BY TURNED POSTS WITH A PEDIMENTED GABLE OVER THE PORCH AND PORCH ENTRANCE FURTHER CHARACTERIZE THE HOUSE. THIS ORIGINALLY CLAPBOARD-CLAD HOUSE WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1875 AND 1895 AND IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESIDED IN VINYL WHEN THE SURVEY PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN 2005. |
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| Bibliographic References: | SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS OF PLATTEVILLE, 1884, 1892, 1900, 1908, 1915, 1929, 1929(1938), 1929 (1947). ATLAS OF GRANT COUNTY, WI. MINNEAPOLIS: FOOTE & HENION, 1895. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF PLATTEVILLE. MILWAUKEE: C. J. PAULI, PUBLISHER, 1896. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF PLATTEVILLE. H. BROSIUS, 1875. NEW MAP OF GRANT COUNTY. WARREN GRAY: NEW YORK, 1868 (PLATTEVILLE INSET). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |