530 BROAD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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530 BROAD ST

Architecture and History Inventory
530 BROAD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Clark-Foster House
Other Name:Escape Hatch
Contributing:
Reference Number:80906
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):530 BROAD ST
County:Rock
City:Beloit
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1848
Additions:C. 1959 1859
Survey Date:1993
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cobblestone
Architect: Miner Rosman
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:0
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

Builder was Chester Clark. Cobblestone construction with an addition to the front. Lost integrity prior to 1975. The original house was a four-square hip roof cobblestone construction, with stone quoining. The two-story (c. 1848) on a limestone foundation has eyebrow attic windows under a hip roof, which must have lost its bracketing and eave depth. A two story hip-roofed wing from 1859 on its east side was also of cobblestone, though of darker color, and quoining. The house has lost integrity primarily through the addition to the front and rear of the original structure. The side wall of the wing has been altered at several stages through the addition and removal of windows, showing no mercy to the original cobblestone nature of the wall. Its continued existence, in a commercial area, is tenuous.
Bibliographic References:(A) Book of Beloit, p. 119. (B) Cobblestone Buildings in Wisconsin, p. 14.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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