Property Record
224 N FRANKLIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | OLE AND JOSEPHINE SIMONSON HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 5847 |
| Location (Address): | 224 N FRANKLIN ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Stoughton |
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| Year Built: | 1906 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| 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: | East Side Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/9/1997 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/26/1996 |
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| Additional Information: | QUEEN ANNE WITH STEEPLY PITCHED HIPPED ROOF, PROJECTING GABLES AND ROUND TOWER WITH DOME. WOOD SHINGLES IN 3RD STORY. RECESSED PORCH W/ROUND ARCHES IN 2ND STORY. Ole was a carpenter who came to the U.S. in 1886. Josephine was a native of Wisconsin. They lived here until the 1920s. The house was later converted to a duplex. The Cross' bought the house in 1986 and restored it back to a single family residence. |
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| Bibliographic References: | East Side Historic District Walking Tour brochure, 2001. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |