Property Record
954 DIX ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | E. Clarke and Julia Arnold House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 3469 |
| Location (Address): | 954 DIX ST |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Columbus |
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| Year Built: | 1956 |
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| Additions: | 1959 |
| Survey Date: | 19962015 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Usonian |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT; JOHN H. HOWE |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Arnold, E. Clarke and Julia, House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/12/2007 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/13/2006 |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Dix Street - Warner Street Historic District |
| National Register Listing Date: | 8/7/2017 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/24/2017 |
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| Additional Information: | 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. LIMESTONE IS FROM NEAR SAUK CITY. THE ORIGINAL HOUSE CONSISTED OF 2 WINGS SET AT 120 DEGREES TO EACH OTHER IN ONE OF WRIGHT'S "DIAMOND MODULE" PLANS. THE HOUSE IS BUILT ON A CONCRETE PAD WHICH EMITS RADIANT HEAT. The Arnold house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1956. In 1959, a wing designed by Taliesin associate John H. Howe and approved by Wright, was added to the house. |
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| Bibliographic References: | COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOURS, COLUMBUS HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1994. Storrer, William Allin. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993, p. 402. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |