349 GALENA ST

349 GALENA ST

Lafayette

Darlington

1855

C. 1870,C. 1950

1982,2016

house

Early Gothic Revival

Cut Stone

No

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. A two-story coursed cut stone L-shaped structure with intersecting sloping roofs that has decorative scalloped bargeboards in the north gable, window sills but no lintels and a front porch on the side of the north wing characterizes this 19th century structure. The stone work in the end of the north wing shows a slightly different method of construction than the remainder of the building. A brick structure with segmental arched windows extends north from the main stone structure.

Probably of local stone from a local quarry this house is important to the community of Darlington because it is representative of the stone construction popular in the early period of construction in Darlington.

2016- "Built c.1855, this one-and-one-half-story gable ell house has a one-story, c.1870, brick addition extending to the north. Built of locally quarried stone, the main block has rubble masonry walls and foundation. The gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles and features a simple cornice and narrow eaves. A historically enclosed shed roof ell porch has walls clad in vertical wood clapboard, two glazed panel doors, and metal, one-over-one, double-hung, sash windows. The main (west) facade is covered with stucco and scored to imitate coursed ashlar. The windows on main block are metal, one-over-one, double-hung sash with cut stone sills, while the windows on the addition are vinyl, one-over-one, double hung sash with brick sills. The brick addition features a flat roof with a stepped cornice and a hip-roof overhang with decorative wood brackets shelters a secondary entrance. A c.1950, shed-roof, one-car attached garage has been added north of the brick addition and features a metal overhead garage door.

The Wisconsin Historic Preservation Database (WHPD) entry refers to this house as the “Rose House,” suggesting it was constructed by the prominent Rose Family. James R. Rose was born in 1817 in New York and studied law; Rose was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court in Albany and served the court with distinction before moving to Wisconsin in 1851 to settle in Lafayette County. He went on to establish the law firm Cothren and Rose and served two terms as district attorney. Rose became one of the foremost members of the bar in this region of Wisconsin and was prominent and influential in politics as well. His son, David S. Rose, was born in 1856, and followed his father into the law. David S. passed the Wisconsin bar in 1876 and went on to serve two terms as the mayor of Darlington. In 1886 he moved to Milwaukee and went on to serve five terms as mayor of Milwaukee."
-"STH 23: County Shop Rd to Minerva St", WisDOT#5245-02-02/72 and 5245-02-02/73, Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc., (2016).

2016- "The house is located at 349 Galena Street in the city of Darlington in Lafayette County. It is situated near the rear of a rectangular parcel and faces west onto Galena Street. The north side of the parcel has an asphalt driveway. A central concrete walkway leads from the public sidewalk to the house. Mature evergreen trees line the lawn behind the sidewalk and around the building, making it difficult to view from both the public right-of-way and when on the property. The house is also obscured by ivy. The building was constructed c.1855, with a c.1870, one-story, brick kitchen addition, and c.1950 attached garage. The architect is unknown.

The original portion of the house, constructed c.1855, is a masonry gable ell. It is of uncut, masonry construction, although the front (west) facade and south (side) elevations are stuccoed over and scored to resemble ashlar construction. The stucco appears to be original to the construction of the house, as it is seen on several other houses in Darlington that date to this period. The upright portion of the house has a front gable roof with open raking with exposed rafters and purlins. Decorative vergeboard has only been preserved on the north (side) elevation. Windows are a mix of one-over-one, double-hung, modern replacements and six-over-six, double-hung, wood. Windows on the facade have a decorative, scored, arched lintel and limestone sills. The main entrance is within a historically enclosed porch with a shed roof. The porch is clad in vertical board siding and it has wood panel doors and two, metal frame, oneover- one windows.

On the north (side) elevation of the building is a c.1870, one-story, flat roof, painted brick addition, most likely constructed as a kitchen. It has a very simple metal cornice. A secondary entrance is centered on the front facade with a hip overhang supported by decorative brackets. It is flanked by downsized, one-over-one, wood windows with arched brick lintels and simple brick sills.

On the north elevation of the addition is a c.1950, one-story, frame, shed-roof, attached garage. It is clad in thin, vertical wood boards and has a central original garage door. Cladding on the side (north and south) elevations has been removed and metal mesh has been added to convert the garage to a porch. The rear of the house backs into a wooded hill and was not accessible during the time of survey.

Mead & Hunt spoke with the property owner to arrange a site visit in August 2016. Although allowed on the property to take photographs, interior access was not permitted."
-"House, 349 Galena St", WisDOT#5245-02-02, Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc., (2016).

(A) Kenneth Schreiter, interview 1/10/1983. (1) - “David S. Rose, James R. Rose”, Genealogy Trails, Lafayette County, Wisconsin Biographies, http://genealogytrails.com/wis/lafayette/bios.html

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