Property Record
620 E LOUISA ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Frank and Clare Rowe House |
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| Reference Number: | 71867 |
| Location (Address): | 620 E LOUISA ST |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | Darlington |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 19822013 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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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, T-SHAPED HOUSE WITH A SLOPING ROOF, PROJECTING WINDOW CORNICES AND TWO PORCHES PLACED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT FACING GABLE SUPPORTED BY TURNED POSTS WITH BRACKETED CAPITALS. 2013: No apparent exterior changes have been made to the house since it was last surveyed in 1982. |
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| Bibliographic References: | An 1895 plat map indicates that there are no structures yet built on the parcel, which is identified as owned by William Wilson. Sanborn maps, which date to up to 1935 (updated to 1943) do not cover this far east in the city. Assessor's records cite a 1900 date of construction; the house was likely built circa 1900. A 1916 plat map cites Frank Rowe as the owner of this parcel; census material tracks them at that approximate location (based on neighbors) by no later than 1905. Because of a convoluted Government Lot legal description, combined with a tract index that lists all parcels within that greater government lot parcel together, deeds are not useful until 1947, when Lydia Stenner owned the home 1947. Stenner sold the house to Bert Carpenter on 27 March 1947 (114/113, #161146). Tax rolls were not reviewed. “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct STH 81 (E. Louisa St.): Wells St. To Clay St., Darlington” WHS project number 13-0563/LT. February 2013. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |