Property Record
625 ST LAWRENCE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DAVID K. JEFFRIS HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 50218 |
| Location (Address): | 625 ST LAWRENCE AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1899 |
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| Survey Date: | 1993 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. This two-and-one-half story house exhibits features of the Queen Anne and Neo-classic styles. Queen Anne features include the circular bay, horizontal siding, and tall chimney. Neo-classic features include a denticulated cornice, broken pedimented dormers, and pilaster strips. Built at the turn of the 20th century for William S. Jeffris, president of the Merchants and Savings Bank who resided here until 1923. The house was owned later by Alan Dunwiddie, assistant manager of Solie Lumber Company. "Jeffris' imposing Georgian Revival house is an early example of the style in Janesville. David's brother, William S., president of Merchants and Savings Bank, resided here 1910-1923. Of particular interest are the round projecting bays, pedimented windows, narrow modillions at the eaves, and the Ionic colonettes which carry the lower porch. The second story porch was originally an open deck with a low balustrade." The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) City Directories, 1891, 1903, 1913, 1931. Janesville Gazette 8/29/1999. 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 |