Property Record
200 S GARFIELD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | GEORGE W. & ELIZABETH FIFIELD HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 50040 |
| Location (Address): | 200 S GARFIELD AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1928 |
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| Survey Date: | 2003 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Law, Law & Potter |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Jefferson Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/19/2006 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/20/2006 |
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| Additional Information: | This house contributes to the architectural significance of the Jefferson Avenue Historic District as an outstanding example of the Tudor Revival Style. It was designed by Madison architects Law and Law who were masters in the field of period revival architecture. The house has the brick walls and half-timbering of the style and other significant details such as a stone surround decorating the entrance, a steeply hip roof with projecting gables, massive chimney, and multi-light casements. George Fifield was a Janesville physician. His ancestors were natives of New Hampshire who settled in Wisconsin in 1837. His uncle, Elbridge, opened the first lumberyard in Janesville. George Fifield was born in 1872 and attended medical school at Northwestern University. He began his Janesville practice in 1896 and became the area's leading physician. In 1926, The Rock River Valley noted that his name was a "household word to the people of Rock County." The Fifield's only child, Thomas B. (1916-2007) was a well-known Milwaukee attorney. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Katherine H. Rankin (B) City Directories, 1919, 1925,1927, 1929, 1931. (C) City Clerk's Building Files. 2005, Carol L. Cartwright. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Jefferson Avenue Historic District, Janesville, WI. The Bostwick Avenue and Jefferson Avenue Historic Districts: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 2008. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |