Property Record
135 EAST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Edmund Purnell House |
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| Reference Number: | 74347 |
| Location (Address): | 135 EAST ST |
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| County: | Jackson |
| City: | Merrillan |
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| Year Built: | 1875 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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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: | Two story frame Italianate style house with hipped roof, double brackets with pendants and a bay window. Across main facade is a porch. The building was owned by Edmund and Ann Purnell who came to America from England in 1851. The Purnells came to Merrillan in 1877 where he opened a hardware store. After his death in 1886, his son George W. took over. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |