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717 E. High St.

Historic Name:
Fitch Brown House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
84559

Property Location

Location (Address)
717 E. High St.
County
Rock
City/Village
Milton
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1860
Additions
C. 1900
Survey Date
1999,2013,2024
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Masonry
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
This house has a symmetrical facade with three one-over-one windows on both the first and second floors. The northwest first-floor window was originally a door. A one-story side wing is clad with aluminum/vinyl siding. 2024: This two-story Greek Revival house was constructed c.1860 with a one-story wing added along its west elevation in about 1900. The main building mass is rectangular in plan with cream brick walls and an asphalt-shingled front-gabled roof; the addition is clad in vinyl and has an asphalt-shingled hipped roof. The front elevation faces north and contains three evenly spaced replacement one-over-one windows at the first story of the original building mass and a single door in the north wall of the c.1900 addition. The second story contains three evenly spaced six-over-six replacement windows. All windows in the original building mass feature stone sills and lintels; the westernmost first story window features a wider lintel, suggesting that this was the original location of the front entrance, prior to the construction of the c.1900 wing.
Bibliographic References
TAX ROLLS FOR MILTON; ROCK COUNTY COURTHOUSE, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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