Property Record
155 WASHINGTON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 46580 |
| Location (Address): | 155 WASHINGTON ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | American Foursquare |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THIS FRAME, TWO-STORY RESIDENCE FEATURES A STONE FOUNDATION AND A SQUARE PLAN CONFIGURATION. THE TRUNCATED HIP ROOF IS PENETRATED BY A SHINGLED AND PEDIMENTED, GABLE ROOFED DORMER. ACCENTING THE DORMER'S WINDOWS ARE LEADED GLASS. OTHER ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS OF THIS DWELLING INCLUDE CORNER BOARDS, FRIEZE BOARDS, A SIDE ORIEL, A RECTANGULAR BAY WINDOW WITH BRACKETS, A FULL LENGTH FRONT PORCH SUPPORTED BY TUSCAN COLUMNS AND A ONE-STORY GABLED EXTENSION AT THE REAR WITH AN INSET PORCH SUPPORTED BY TURNED POSTS. THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1896 AND 1908 AND IT WAS NOT REPHOTOGRAPHED FOR THE 2005 SURVEY. |
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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 |