Property Record
1018 OAKLAND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HARRY & LILLIAN BROWN HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 46573 |
| Location (Address): | 1018 OAKLAND AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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| Survey Date: | 2003 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Jefferson Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/19/2006 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/20/2006 |
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| Additional Information: | This house contributes to the architectural significance of the proposed Jefferson Avenue Historic District as a good example of the Queen Anne style constructed with bricks. It has the irregular form and massing of the style and some irregularity of surface materials with the gabled shingles and elaborate crosspieces. The brick construction of this house is well executed and the decorative brick arches over the many openings gives the house added detail. City directory research indicates that this house was built in about 1892 (the house does not appear on the 1891 map of Janesville but the 1892 city directory lists Harry W. Brown as living in this house). Brown was owner of Brown Bros. Shoes and Boots on East Milwaukee Street. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) HISTORIC JANESVILLE, HERITAGE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, INC. MACDONALD AND MACK PARTNERSHIP, CITY OF JANESVILLE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. (B) CITY DIRECTORIES, 1892-3, 1903, 1913. (C) 1891 Map of Janesville. 2005, Carol L. Cartwright. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Jefferson Avenue Historic District, Janesville, WI. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |