Property Record
119 S WISCONSIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John S. Sale House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 48290 |
| Location (Address): | 119 S WISCONSIN ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1892 |
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| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Unknown |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Courthouse Hill Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/17/1986 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | The house was built by Josiah Arnold, a real estate and loan agent. Sale, a long-term resident of the house, was a lawyer who served as city attorney and county judge; he also was vice-president of the Bower City Bank. "This lively Queen Anne style house was built by Arnold, a real estate and loan agent. A later long-term resident was John W. Sale, a Rock County judge and vice-president of the Bower City Bank. The gable-roofed design is organized around a prominent oriel which terminates in a finial-capped tower. Bull's eye windows light the gable ends. Three shingle patterns are used in the front gable: square, octagon, and diamond-cut." The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Assessment Roll: 1900. B. City Directories: 1903, 1913. C. History of Rock County, page 783. D. 1892 date of construction source: National Register Nomination Form, Tax Rolls. E. Josiah Arnold historic name source: Tax Rolls. F. HISTORIC JANESVILLE, HERITAGE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, INC. MACDONALD AND MACK PARTNERSHIP, CITY OF JANESVILLE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1990. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |