Property Record
SW CNR OF MAIN ST AND VERONA RD
Architecture and History Inventory
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Other Name: | AGNES AND DR. H.A. SHARPE HOUSE |
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Reference Number: | 6018 |
Location (Address): | SW CNR OF MAIN ST AND VERONA RD |
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County: | Dane |
City: | Verona |
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Survey Date: | 1977 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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Demolished?: | Yes |
Demolished Date: | 1987 |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | PAIRED BRACKETS UNDER EAVES. SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS. QUATREFOIL WINDOW IN GABLE. WIDE PORCH ACROSS FRONT. DR. SHARPE WAS A MEDICAL DOCTOR AND PHAMACIST. HE WAS NATIONALLY FAMOUS FOR RAISING CHEVIOT SHEEP FROM SCOTLAND. THE NON-SCRATCHING WOOL WAS SEWED BETWEEN MUSLIN CLOTHS AND PLACED ON THE PART TO BE TREATED. THIS WAS A VALUABLE AID IN FIGHTING PNEUMONIA. HE LIVED HERE FROM 1917 UNTIL HIS DEATH. SHARPE COMMENCED HIS MEDICAL PRACTICE IN MT. VERNON IN 1907. IN 1908 HE MARRIED AGNES HANNAN OF CHICAGO. AS OF 1890 MRS. WILLIAM DONKLE OWNED THE HOUSE; IT WAS PART OF A 70 ACRE FARM. |
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Bibliographic References: | WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 1/20/1940. MOUNT HOREB MAIL 1/28/1940. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |