Property Record
211 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | CHESTER ALDEN HOUSE |
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Other Name: | WHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 49857 |
Location (Address): | 211 S MAIN ST |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Janesville |
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Year Built: | 1856 |
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Survey Date: | 1977 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Courthouse Hill Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 1/17/1986 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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Additional Information: | This is one of only a few stone houses in the Courthouse Hill Historic District. Alden was a partner in the firm of Jackman and Alden, proprietors of the Farmers Mill. "This outstanding Italianate Style house is one of only a few stone houses in the district, and one of the city's best preserved mid-nineteenth-century houses. The buff-colored limestone was rough-cut, with smooth stone used at window and door openings. The friezes of the porch and house are elaborate, and the porch is carried by slender posts which terminate in foliate brackets. Alden was a partner in Jackman and Alden." The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
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Bibliographic References: | A. Assessment Rolls: 1860, 1890. B. City Directories: 1859-60, 1866, 1870. C. 1858 Map of Rock County (including Janesville). The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1990. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |