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226 MAIN ST

Historic Name:
Monroe McKenzie House

Other Name:

Reference Number:
7013

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Property Location

Location (Address)

226 MAIN ST

County

Jefferson

City/Village

Palmyra

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1845

Additions

Survey Date

1985

Historic Use

house

Architectural Style

Greek Revival

Structural System

Wall Material

Grout

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. CLAPBOARD ADDITION ON SIDE. A two-story cube built with poured grout walls, twelve inches thick, this house reflects an important stage in the development of concrete construction, several decades before Americans commonly used the material. In 1844, Joseph Goodrich of Milton, in nearby Rock County, introduced a new “gravel wall” method of construction, using a new material called grout (see RO21), a mix of lime, water, sand, and gravel, poured into temporary forms and allowed to harden. The McKenzie House combined the new method of construction with the fashionable Greek Revival style. A molded wooden cornice underscores the front-gabled roof and returns at the ends to suggest a triangular pediment. The off-center entry, flanked by sidelights, also shows the influence of the style. A gabled porch roof, supported by turned columns and graced by a spindle frieze, was probably added sometime around the turn of the century.

Bibliographic References

PROPERTY ABSTRACT. Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

McKenzie, Monroe, House

National Register Listing Date

Jun 19, 1985

State Register Listing Date

Jan 01, 1989

Contributing

house Greek Revival

Jefferson
County

Palmyra
Community

1840-1849
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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