Property Record
230 BAYLEY AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Albert Webster House |
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| Other Name: | Jesse Kopp House |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 45804 |
| Location (Address): | 230 BAYLEY AVE |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Year Built: | 1908 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | American Foursquare |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Bayley Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/19/2007 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/27/2007 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. THIS FRAME, TWO-STORY FOURSQUARE STYLED HOUSE HAS A TRUNCATED HIP ROOF PENETRATED BY A GABLED DORMER DECORATED WITH SHINGLES AND A FULL LENGTH PORCH SUPPORTED BY SHORT TUSCAN COLUMNS ON WOODEN BASES. In 1834, John Rountree purchased this parcel of land from the U.S. government. It stayed in the Rountree family until 1893 when Arthur Butler purchased the land from them for $44. In 1908, Albert Webster bought the land for $600 and had the house built. In 1910, Esther Chase bought the house for $2,850. In 1922, Gertrude Gray bought the house. In 1953, Jesse Kopp bought the house for $4,900. In 1976, he bought a 4'x30' piece of land to the north for $1 from Artie and Wilma Kliebenstein. After Kopp died in 1976, the house was purchased by the Probst's for $25,000. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Platteville Journal 1/27/1998. CITY OF PLATTEVILLE TAX ROLLS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |