Property Record
946 SPAIGHT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | D.B. SHIPLEY HOUSE |
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| Other Name: | SLAUGHTER-SHUTTLEWORTH HOUSE |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 68334 |
| Location (Address): | 946 SPAIGHT ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1854 |
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| Survey Date: | 2001 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Jenifer-Spaight Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/13/2004 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/16/2004 |
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| Additional Information: | Madison Historic Landmark: 10/18/1976 Third lake Ridge Historic District: A Walking Tour. 1987: "This hipped-roof Italianate house was built in the same year as the Hyer Hotel, and is constructed of a a similar narrow-gauge, soft red brick. An early owner-occupant was D. B. Shipley, a railroad contractor, and his wife, Mary. More is known about later owners, notably Virginian William Slaughter (1797-1879), who purchased the house in 1877. An attorney, he served as territorial secretary of Wisconsin in 1837 and was involved in several townsite promotions. Farrand K. Shuttleworth, a Madison attorney who ran unsuccessfully for the offices of Governor, Mayor and Congress, lived here between 1893 and 1929. His son Farrand K., also an attorney, and other members of his family owned the house until 1970." |
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| Bibliographic References: | MADISON TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION NEWSLETTER, SUMMER, 1996. TAX RECORDS. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 5/3/1996. Third lake Ridge Historic District: A Walking Tour. 1997, Madison Landmarks Commission and the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation. Housing Madison: Where We Live, Where We Work. Ed. Anna Vemer Andrzejewski and Arnold R. Alanen for “Nature + City: Vernacular Buildings and Landscapes of the Upper Midwest,” 2012 Meeting of the Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF). Third lake Ridge Historic District: A Walking Tour. 1987, Madison Landmarks Commission and the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |