Property Record
1426 CHAPIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LOUIS T. AND ALICE MERRILL HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 80848 |
| Location (Address): | 1426 CHAPIN ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Beloit |
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| Year Built: | 1924 |
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| Survey Date: | 19802015 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Milwaukee and Emerson Residential Historic District |
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| State Register Listing Date: | 5/17/2019 |
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| Additional Information: | Eclectic Resurgence: Colonial Revival. Extremely stripped down, with plain stuccoed wall surfaces over tile; modest eave with returned cornice; 1920s 6 over 1 sash. Taylor Merrill was descended from the Serreno T. Merrill, a founder of the Beloit Iron Works, and was himself Chairman of the History Department at Beloit College from 1947 to 1960. Built by his father, Louis Merrill. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |