400 MADISON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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400 MADISON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
400 MADISON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Edward & Amelia Rankin House
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Reference Number:6717
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):400 MADISON AVE
County:Jefferson
City:Fort Atkinson
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1885
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Survey Date:1998
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect: John V. Becker
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. This two-and-one-half story residence rests on a cut limestone foundation. A shed-roof porch with turned supports and spindled railings occupies the south-west corner of the house. There are carved bargeboards and a pair of prominent brick chimneys. STICKWORK IN GABLES AND ON PORCH. Chimneys were built by John V. Becker. Edward and Amelia Rankin were involved in the local poorhouse and women's groups such as the Tuesday Club and the DAR. Zida Ivey, who lived here from the 1930s until her death in 1965, established Fort Atkinson's historical museum and participated in over 21 civic organizations.
Bibliographic References:Fort Atkinson's Picturesque Past Scrapbook at the Hoard Historical Museum.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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