Property Record
409 W Madison Street
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Alexander McCracken House |
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| Reference Number: | 7058 |
| Location (Address): | 409 W Madison Street |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Waterloo |
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| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Survey Date: | 19742013 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. 1974: WOOD SHINGLES IN GABLES. TWO BAYS ON FRONT W/ENTRY PORCH BETWEEN. 2013- "The Alexander McCracken House is a two-and-one-half-story cream brick structure that borrows heavily from the Queen Anne style. The overall plan is rectangular and the roof is a clipped side-gable with a projecting clipped gable on the front (south) facade. The front facade is symmetrical and consists of two large projecting bay windows flanking the entry. The second floor has two large, rectangular, one-over-one windows flanking a central, smaller, square window. The attic level contains one rectangular, one-over-one window within the clipped gable projection. The walls and windows are modestly decorated, but intricate scrolled brackets are located on the front porch. The side and rear elevations also feature one-over-one windows set at regular intervals. In addition, the gable ends are clad with overlapping, rectangular wooden shingles and fish-scale shingles. A corbeled brick chimney is located on the ridge towards the west side of the residence. The home was built by Alexander McCracken c.1870 after he and his family came to Waterloo from Scotland. McCracken and his brother, Robert, were the leading grain buyers in Waterloo in the 1870s. Waterloo had become the largest grain market in the region by this time, and the McCrackens owned a facility that could process 225,000 bushels a season." -"STH 19, Palmer Street to B28-77", WIS-DOT 3050-02-02, prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc., (2013). |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture and History Survey: STH 19” WHS project number 14-0932/JE. June 2013. Prepared by Mead & Hunt Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |