Property Record
17 S 6TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | H. O. COOK HOUSE (A) |
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| Other Name: | SAMUEL PICKETT HOUSE |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 1291 |
| Location (Address): | 17 S 6TH ST |
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| County: | Bayfield |
| City: | Bayfield |
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| Year Built: | 1886 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Bayfield Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/25/1980 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | BRACKETS UNDER EAVESWINDOW PEDIMENTS [Date Cnst:-1892 (A)] BAYFIELD HISTORIC PRESERVATION SURVEY FORM (07/1974): General Comments: -gablets throughout the roof line -bellcast roof -bracks under the bellcast roof overhang -carvings-front porch, bay windows, doors -undulating surface, front gable shingles -bay windows N & E sides -rough colored glass Ther house was built by Cook, a local entrepreneur. It is better known as the house of Dr. Samuel Pickett who added a brownstone carriage step at the curb with his name carved in it. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Brownstone & Bargeboard, A Guide to Bayfield’s Historic Architecture, Whitney Gould and Stephen Wittman; Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin System. 1980. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |