Property Record
1124 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HENRY AND MARY SEVERSON HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 5903 |
| Location (Address): | 1124 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Stoughton |
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| Year Built: | 1903 |
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| Survey Date: | 199220132019 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| 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: | GRAND PORTICO, PEDIMENTED, W/IONIC COLUMNS. PILASTERS. LEADED GLASS. Porch on the east side of the house was added between 1912 and 1926. The western addition is post-1926.[A] Henry was a brother of Sever H. and was raised in the Town of Dunkirk. He operated 2 tobacco farms and owned one of the first cars in Stoughton. Henry and Mary married in 1882. One of their children, Della, lived here for many years. The house stayed in the family until 1976. The Lewis' are only the third family to own the house. The carriage house to the rear still has its horse stalls. August 2013: No visible changes. August 2019: Appearance unchanged. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] Sanborn maps. Northwest Side Historic District brochure, 2000. Souvenir of Stoughton, Wisconsin and Lake Kegonsa, 1908. East Side Historic District Walking Tour brochure, 2001. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |