Property Record
1310 17TH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Fedalia (Fedelia) Pike residence |
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| Reference Number: | 90137 |
| Location (Address): | 1310 17TH AVE |
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| County: | Green |
| City: | Monroe |
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| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Survey Date: | 1976 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Wood Shingle |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | OWNER DATE USE Fidelia Pike 1890-1911 residence Amelia Odell 1911-1935 residence Evelyn Ellern 1935-1955 residence Charles Mathias 1955-1977 residence David & E. Mickey Beam 1977-atleast 1980 residence Fedalia Pike was the widow of Charles Pike. Construction may have lasted from 1890-1902. The Pike house is considered a pivotal structure within the Market Square Historic District. Constructed in the late 19th century, the house reflects the popular Queen Anne style but also incoporates a Shingle Style flavor. The Pike house is a large, two-story frame Queen Anne with Shingle Style influence. The exterior is treated as a taut skin, faced with varying patterns of shingles. The main roof sweeps down to the first story, curving at the corner to shelter a porch. Sharp angles created by the projecting gable roofs constrast with softer, curved forms of the remainder of the roof. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Abstract. City Directories, 1891 and 1895. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |