N491 U.S. HIGHWAY 12 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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N491 U.S. HIGHWAY 12

Architecture and History Inventory
N491 U.S. HIGHWAY 12 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MICHAEL WARD HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:6485
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):N491 U.S. HIGHWAY 12
County:Jefferson
City:
Township/Village:Koshkonong
Unincorporated Community:
Town:5
Range:14
Direction:E
Section:35
Quarter Section:NE
Quarter/Quarter Section:NE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1870
Additions:
Survey Date:20132017
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Gabled Ell
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
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:UNUSUAL ROUND WINDOW IN GABLE.

2017- "This two-story, brick Gable Ell farmhouse was built in the 1870s. Asphalt shingles cover the roofs. A brick chimney rises through the ridge in the wing. The house rests on a stone foundation and displays regularly-placed,1/1 replacement windows accented with stone lintels and sills. A hip-roofed porch with simple posts is set in the ell and shelter the front door. The house is trimmed with plain cornice boards. An oculus with wooden louvers can be seen in the front-facing gable end."
-"USH 12: CTH M to Buckingham Rd", WisDOT#3575-03-01, Prepared by CORRE, Inc. (Megan Beer-Pemberton and Bob Newbery), (2017).
Bibliographic References:1887 plat map.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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