Property Record
902 BENTON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MATTESON AND LINDSTROM HOUSE; Harold B. Taylor House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 50135 |
| Location (Address): | 902 BENTON AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1919 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Bungalow |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | MATTESON AND LINDSTROM |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Benton Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/7/1996 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/25/1995 |
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| Additional Information: | This one story frame Bungalow features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a concrete block foundation, a clapboard exterior, a wood trim and an asphalt shingled gable roof. Various Bungalow elements include a street-facing open gable end, and an off-center, open-designed front porch. The residence, wihch is in good condition, was owned by John L. Sheldon in 1982. The Harold B. Taylor house was built in c. 1920. It is architecturally significant in that it represents a type, period, or method of construction. See the District Survey Form for a historical statement. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. City Directories: 1919, 1925, 1931. B. 1919-20 date of construction: Tax Rolls. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |