Property Record
302-304 S JANESVILLE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | JOHN ALEXANDER WHEAT WAREHOUSE |
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Reference Number: | 85329 |
Location (Address): | 302-304 S JANESVILLE ST |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Milton |
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Year Built: | 1860 |
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Survey Date: | 19992013 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
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: | A 'site file' exists for this property under "Grout Buildings of Milton." 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Several grout structures in Milton were built to store wheat, a major Wisconsin cash crop before the Civil War. The John Alexander Wheat Warehouse, built around 1850, was one of these. The grout walls of the simple two-story building are one foot thick, sheltered by a front-gabled roof. Vertical windows flank the central entrance, with its triple doors. This two-story house features segmentally-arched hood moldings and returned eaves. The windows are two-over-two, double-hung sash. There is a curvilinear overdoor on the façade. 2013: WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACEDWITH SINGLE-LIGHT SASHES BUT CLAPBOARD SIDING IS EXTANT. |
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Bibliographic References: | TAX ROLLS FOR MILTON, ROCK COUNTY COURTHOUSE, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN; 1873 PLAT MAP FOR MILTON IN ROCK COUNTY ATLAS. BUILDINGS OF WISCONSIN MANUSCRIPT. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |