Property Record
1725 N WASHINGTON
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | OAKHILL CEMETERY CHAPEL |
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| Reference Number: | 48607 |
| Location (Address): | 1725 N WASHINGTON |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1899 |
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| Survey Date: | 1977 |
| Historic Use: | cemetery building |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | John Knudson-contractor |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. Architectural Statement: This diminutive cemetery chapel, built of stone, is a well-preserved example of the Gothic Revival style. Characteristic of the style are the high pitch gable roof, corner buttresses, pinnacles, pointed arch openings, and window tracery. Historical Statement: The Oakhill Cemetery Association, which built this chapel, was organized in 1851. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1975 Inventory Card. History of Rock County, page 597. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |