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2101 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

2101 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
2101 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:JOHN A. WALKER HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:74115
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2101 MAIN ST
County:Portage
City:Stevens Point
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1870
Additions:C. 1928 1894
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:English Revival Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Clark Street - Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/7/2021
State Register Listing Date:11/22/2019
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:NESLON SAYS THAT THIS HOUSE WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT CA.1870 ON THE CORNER OF MAIN ST. AND STRONGS AVE. FOR JOHN A. WALKER AND THAT IT WAS MOVED TO ITS CURRENT SITE IN 1894 AND WAS LATER REMODELED TO ACHIEVE ITS PRESENT APPEARANCE. SANBORN MAPS SHOW THAT THIS HOUSE ACHIEVED ITS PRESENT APPEARANCE BETWEEN 1922 AND 1936.
Bibliographic References:NELSON, WENDELL. "HOUSES THAT GREW." STEVENS POINT, 1983, P. 143. SANBORN-PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS. 1912, 1922, 1936. STEVENS POINT DAILY JOURNAL: JULY 21, 1894, P. 1.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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