Property Record
321 E VAN BUREN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | George A. Jacobs House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 50233 |
| Location (Address): | 321 E VAN BUREN ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1865 |
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| Survey Date: | 1977 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| 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: | Architectural Statement: Two story frame main house with a one story wing. Retains Italianate features including overhanging eaves with brackets, tall first story windows, and double doors. Historical Statement: Built in about 1865. Moved to its present location at the turn of the century when the Malcolm Jeffris Hosue was built at 502 St. Lawrence. Owned in the early 1900s by George A. Jacobs, an insurance agent. Also known as the William Judd House. "This gable-roofed Italianate house with a one-story side ell was moved to this location about 1905, when the Malcolm Jeffris house was built at 502 St. Lawrence. It is a good example of an Italianate style house of wood-frame construction. Of note are the flat "hourglass" door and window surrounds, a detail seen on several other early houses in the district. George A. Jacobs, an insurance agent, owned this house in the early 1900s." The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City Directories: 1903, 1913. 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 |