Property Record
180 N WISCONSIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | T.S. Ruddock House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 48930 |
| Location (Address): | 180 N WISCONSIN ST |
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| County: | Green Lake |
| City: | Berlin |
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| Year Built: | 1876 |
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| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Nathan Strong Park Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/10/2005 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/21/2005 |
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| Additional Information: | Another map code is 4/7, found on the DOT map. This two story Greek Revival and Italianate styled house features an irregular shaped plan configuration, a concrete, stone and brick foundation, and an asphalt shingled multi gabled roof with a tower. Exterior materials include vinyl siding and asphalt, and the trim materials include metal, wood, and granite stone. Capping the tower is a mansard roof with gabled dormers. Each of the dormers has a round arched window, a gable ornament and brackets. On the first story of the tower is the front entrance. It is accented by a small porch whose roof is supported by short Tuscan columns on stone bases. The former residence is now used as an apartment house and is in fair condition. A garage is a related building. Architectural/Engineering Significance: This structure contributes to the significance of the Nathan Strong Park Historic District under Criterion C as an interesting example of a vernacular house transformed into an Italianate Villa in the 1870's by the addition of a mansard roofed entrance tower. Unfortunately stripped of much ornament and clad in aluminum siding, this house nevertheless is a commanding presence in its block because of its size and unique tower. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |