Property Record
5988 ADAMS RD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Lewis and Mary Adams House |
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Other Name: | |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 4641 |
Location (Address): | 5988 ADAMS RD |
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County: | Dane |
City: | Fitchburg |
Township/Village: | |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 6 |
Range: | 9 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 29 |
Quarter Section: | NW |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
Year Built: | 1868 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 19772019 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | 1977: PHOTO COMPLETELY OBSCURED BY TREES 2019: Since built, the ell wing has been enlarged to a full second story and the open porch enclosed; aluminum siding has also been applied overall. Adams was an early settler, settling on the subject property in 1847, which comprised 120 acres. He reportedly resided for twenty years in a log cabin, after which he built the subject home. |
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Bibliographic References: | Historic image of house included in Fitchburg: A History, page 13. Prepared by Landscape Research, Ltd. for the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, Dane County: A Guide to the Rural Landscape, 1978. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |