Property Record
209 W WALNUT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JOHN RUDERSDORF HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 50422 |
| Location (Address): | 209 W WALNUT ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Dodgeville |
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| Year Built: | 1879 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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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 TWO-STORY HOUSE FEATURES AN L-SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A CUT STONE FOUNDATION, A CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR AND A GABLE ROOF. DECORATIVE, PAIRED BRACKETS AND WIDE FRIEZE BOARDS ADORN THE EAVE-LINE. SUPPORTED BY TUSCAN COLUMNS IS THE FRONT PORCH, THE ENTRANCE TO WHICH IS DISTINGUISHED BY A LARGE, PEDIMENTED GABLE ROOF. THE FRONT DOOR IS FLANKED BY PILASTERS. ALSO PRESENT IN THE DESIGN OF THE DWELLING ARE CORNER BOARDS AND PROMINENT WINDOW MOLDINGS. SOME OF THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN ALTERED. THIS RESIDENCE WAS BUILT IN 1897 AND IS HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS THE JOHN RUDERSDORF HOUSE. (SEE BIB. REF. A). PRESENTLY, IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: JOHN RUDERSDORF OPERATED RUDERSDORF'S HOTEL WHICH STOOD ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH MAIN AND CHAPEL STREETS. THIS HOTEL WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN DECMEBER 1891. (SEE BIB. REF. B). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. TAX ASSESSMENT RECORDS, AREA RESEARCH CENTER, UW-PLATTEVILLE. B. DODGEVILLE CHRONICLE, 11 DECEMBER 1891. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |