Property Record
209 S LINN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HENRY L. DODGE HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 50252 |
| Location (Address): | 209 S LINN ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Dodgeville |
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| Year Built: | 1840 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Asbestos |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THIS ONE AND A HALF-STORY HOUSE IS DESIGNED WITH A RECTANGULAR-SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, AN ASBESTOS SHINGLED EXTERIOR AND A WIDE, GABLED ROOF. THE BUILDING RESTS UPON A RAISED FOUNDATION. BUILT IN C. 1840, THIS DWELLING IS IN GOOD CONDITION OVERALL. (SEE BIB. REF. B). HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: ACCORDING TO A LOCAL HISTORIAN, THIS RESIDENCE (OR A PART OF IT) WAS BUILT BY HENRY DODGE'S SON, HENRY L. DODGE WHO DIED IN 1857. (SEE BIB. REF. A). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. INTERVIEW WITH GERALD FIELDHOUSE, LOCAL HISTORIAN, DODGEVILLE, WISCONSIN, 14 DECMEBER 1984. B. SURVEYOR'S ESTIMATE. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |