305 N 2ND ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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305 N 2ND ST

Architecture and History Inventory
305 N 2ND ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:J. T. Tenny House
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Contributing:
Reference Number:2542
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):305 N 2ND ST
County:Buffalo
City:Alma
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1904
Additions:
Survey Date:1977
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Wood Shingle
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Tenny, Dr. J. T., House
National Register Listing Date:5/13/1982
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:Multiple Resources of Alma
NOTES
Additional Information: Dr. John T. Tenney came to Alma in 1901 to help his brother Dr. Jacob S. Tenney with his growing practice. In 1904 he married Rose, the daughter of Martin and Magdalina Polin and they had this late Queen Anne house with wood siding and shingled gable ends built for them. They had only resided here together for less than a year when Rose died in December of 1905. Dr. Tenney left Alma shortly after her death. The exterior features an oriel window to the north that makes a window seat on the stairway landing. The front porch extends the length of the house while the second story porch is cantered between the gabled ends producing window seats in the interior. There are many stained glass, leaded and beveled glass windows including an oval stained glass window in the bathroom. The original hardware remains and the interior features an ornate rail and bannister, a sliding pocket door between the living room and dining room, and the formal dining room contains a clover-shaped window in the entrance door from the kitchen.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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