Property Record
NE CORNER OF 1ST AVE AT ALMA AND RAILROAD STS
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LATHAM, GODFREY HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 66367 |
| Location (Address): | NE CORNER OF 1ST AVE AT ALMA AND RAILROAD STS |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | Benton |
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| Year Built: | 1884 |
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| Survey Date: | 1976 |
| 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: | A FRAME TWO STORY WITH INTERSECTING SLOPING ROOFS THAT HAS A FANCIFUL CUT-OUT DESIGN IN THE APRON THAT HAS A FANCIFUL CUT-OUT DESIGN IN THE APRON OF THE FRONT GABLE. THE L-SHAPED HOUSE HAS DECORATIVE SHINGLES THAT DEFINES THE UPPER HALF OF THE HOUSE. A THREE SIDED BAY AND A DECORATIVE FRONT PORCH FURTHER ACCENTS THE HOUSE. DR. JOSEPH GODFREY WAS A PHYSICIAN IN BENTON THROUGH THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. |
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| Bibliographic References: | INTERVIEW WITH THOMAS DAWSON, 10-12-82 BENTON PLAT MAP, 1895 PICK AND GAD, JULY 24, 1884 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |