7850 MORRISON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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7850 MORRISON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
7850 MORRISON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Burton F. Woodford General Store
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:5115
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):7850 MORRISON ST
County:Dane
City:
Township/Village:Windsor
Unincorporated Community:
Town:9
Range:10
Direction:E
Section:6
Quarter Section:NW
Quarter/Quarter Section:SE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1885
Additions:
Survey Date:19772020
Historic Use:general store
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:POLYGONAL TURRET W/ PAVILION ROOF ON CNR OVER ENTRY. BARGE BOARDS IN GABLE ENDS. Built in 1880s for Woodward as a general store. In 1898 the Morrisonville post office was moved into the building. In 1909, the building was purchased by Fred Dieruf and it served as the post office for a number of years thereafter.

2020: Resurveyed - altered appearance. Substantially altered commerical building; Dutch gable with lower pediment above bracketed cornice; corner oriel tower with pyramidal roof; pediment on primary façade; 1/1 vinyl replacement windows; vinyl replacement siding.
Bibliographic References:Engelsby, John. Morrisonville: Origin and Early History. Morrisonville: 1980, p. 17 (illustrated)
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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