Property Record
202 ST LAWRENCE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Lovejoy and Merrill-Nowlan Houses |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 50196 |
| Location (Address): | 202 ST LAWRENCE AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1904 |
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| Survey Date: | 1993 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | GEORGE K. COLLING |
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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. An Italianate style frame house still exists under this Classical Revival building. The rebuilding into two spacious apartments was completed in 1904. Hiram Merrill (1829-1908) founded the gas company in Janesville and served as mayor in 1874.- The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. For information on the Lovejoys see AHI #46974. CH IN THE PHOTO CODES IS SHORT FOR CHHD. " |
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| Bibliographic References: | The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1990. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |