Property Record
509 E COURT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Franklin Clifford Cook House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 50173 |
Location (Address): | 509 E COURT ST |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Janesville |
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Year Built: | 1887 |
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Survey Date: | 1993 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
Wall Material: | Clapboard |
Architect: | Edwin Taylor |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Courthouse Hill Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 1/17/1986 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. Cook was born in New York state in 1846. He settled in Janesville in 1861 and established a jewelry business soon after. He also was a director of the Merchants and Mechanics bank. Cook died in Janesville in 1907. In 1979, the upstairs bath was converted to a kitchen for a duplex. In 2000, it was converted back when the building was again used as a single family dwelling. |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) Assessment Rolls, 1865, 1867, 1868, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1895, 1900, 1902. (B) City Directories 1870, 1889-90, 1903, 1913. (C) History of Rock County, p. 883. Death record at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Blueprint. Janesville Gazette 5/2/1887. 1880 Census. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |