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321 CORNELIA ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

321 CORNELIA ST

Architecture and History Inventory
321 CORNELIA ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Jude Balch House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:81928
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):321 CORNELIA ST
County:Rock
City:Janesville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Range:
Direction:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1865
Additions:
Survey Date:19902014
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Gabled Ell
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Prospect Hill Historic District
National Register Listing Date:11/5/1992
State Register Listing Date:7/22/1992
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This two story house features an L-shaped plan configuration, a stucco foundation, an aluminum/vinyl sided exterior, a wood trim and an asphalt shingled gable roof. The building is designed in the gabled ell style. A full lenght front porch has its roof supported by squared posts. This former single family residence, which is in poor condition, presently serves as a duplex. Related to this house is a garage; no description of it was given in the Intensive Survey Form.

Individuals associated with this dwelling and the dates of their associations include the following: Jude Balch, from 1866 to 1872, and Alf and Jennie Jones, from 1909 to 1941, and William W. Menzies. Menzies operated a coal business from the turn of the century to 1938.
Bibliographic References:(A) Assessment Rolls, 1870, 1880. (B) Janesville Gazette, March 17, 1938. (C) City Directories (D) Date of construction source: Abstract. "Cultural Resources Report For the Proposed Talman House Telecommunications Facility in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin." WHS Project #14-0719/RO. June 2014. Prepared by Marcy Prchal.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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