Property Record
1000 E MILWAUKEE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Whiton-Parker House (Amorett & Edward Vernon Whiton House) |
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| Reference Number: | 49849 |
| Location (Address): | 1000 E MILWAUKEE ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1852 |
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| Additions: | 1993 1927 |
| Survey Date: | 2003 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Frank Riley-sun porch |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Whiton-Parker House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/8/2016 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/28/2015 |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. This two story brick house is the best example of the Greek Revival style in Janesville. Typical of the style is the low pitched truncated hipped roof, the heavy, broad cornice at the roof line as well as at the entrance portico, lintel-type window heads, louvered shutters, tripart window dormer, and a smooth brick finish. The residence, which is in excellent condition, was owned by Daniel S. Parker in 1981. The house is architecturally significant not only in that it represents a type, period, or method of construction, but also in that it possesses high artistic values. It is also a visual lankmark in the area. The house is historically significant because of its association with a significant person, and because of its association with the development of a locality. Historical Statement: Although local tradition indicates that this house was built in about 1850, documentary records are not available until 1854. Research indicates that the house was built as early as 1854 for Edward V. Whiton, a native of Massachusetts who settled in Janesville in 1835, the year of its founding. In 1836, he was elected to the first session of the Wisconsin (territory) legislature. He was elected speaker of the house of representatives at the next session. He was active in the enactment of the state's first territorial code. In 1847, Whiton was a member of the constitutional convention which enacted the state's first constitution. In 1849, the year Wisconsin became a state, he was elected a circuit judge and a judge of the state's supreme court. When a separate state supreme court was established in 1853, Whiton was elected chief justice, an office which he held until the late 1850s. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Assessment Rolls: 1854, 1860, 1870, 1880. B. City Directories: 1859-60, 1870-71, 1892. C. History of Rock County. D. 1858 Map of Janesville. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |