251 COOK ST (CIRCA 832 GENEVA ST) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

251 COOK ST (CIRCA 832 GENEVA ST)

Architecture and History Inventory
251 COOK ST (CIRCA 832 GENEVA ST) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:T.C. Smith House
Other Name:T.C. SMITH HISTORIC INN B&B
Contributing:
Reference Number:50991
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):251 COOK ST (CIRCA 832 GENEVA ST)
County:Walworth
City:Lake Geneva
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1880
Additions:
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Smith, T. C., House
National Register Listing Date:11/30/1982
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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. Was moved to a city owned lot just south of 832 Geneva St. in the fall of 2003. MURAL ON INSIDE BY JOHN BULLOCK. WROUGHT IRON FENCE ON PROPERTY. This house has been moved to 251 Cook Street and is part of the Maple Park Historic District Maple Park H.D. National Register # 05000621. "The T.C. Smith/Cobb House was originally located around the corner at 865 Main Street." A Walking Tour of Lake Geneva, WI, Lake Geneva Historic Preservation Commission, 2015.
Bibliographic References:A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne by the Lake Geneva Plaque and Walking Tour Commission, Spring 1993. Janesville Gazette 8/26/2003. A Walking Tour of Lake Geneva, WI, Lake Geneva Historic Preservation Commission, 2015.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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