Property Record
783 WATER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Waterbury-Tripp House |
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Reference Number: | 91404 |
Location (Address): | 783 WATER ST |
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County: | Sauk |
City: | Prairie du Sac |
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Year Built: | 1868 |
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Survey Date: | 19932023 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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Wall Material: | Asbestos |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | 2023: Built in 1870, the one-and-one-half-story Waterbury-Tripp House is a gable ell residence with wide lap wood cladding and Gothic Revival features including a steeply pitch dormer, large brackets, and porch ornamentation. The entrance on the front (east) facade is within a large porch with ornamented porch posts and brackets. The porch has been partially enclosed. The facade also has a wide cornice with elaborate brackets, a steeply pitched gable wall dormer, and a small bay window. A modern picture window is located within the porch. A box bay with a hip roof is on the side (south) elevation. All windows have been replaced. James Issac Waterbury purchased 110 acres in 1868 and worked as a farmer. He built the house in 1870. J.S. Tripp also lived at the home when he married James’s daughter, Nellie Waterbury. Tripp was active in local government in Prairie du Sac and worked as a lawyer and banker. He lived at the property until his death in 1915. |
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Bibliographic References: | Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society. Historical Homes of Prairie Du Sac, 1999, page 8. United States Bureau of the Census. “1870 United States Federal Census,” Ancestry, n.d. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |