242 S MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

242 S MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
242 S MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Clara Scholls House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:6973
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):242 S MAIN ST
County:Jefferson
City:Lake Mills
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1898
Additions:
Survey Date:19812014
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: South Main Street Residential Historic District
National Register Listing Date:4/20/2020
State Register Listing Date:11/30/2018
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:2014:
This two-story Queen Anne-style house known as the Scholl House was constructed c.1895. It is of frame construction, sheathed in clapboard, and rests on a fieldstone foundation. Asphalt shingles cover the gable roof with two interior brick chimneys. According to the 1974 survey photo the house featured one small gable dormer flanked by two cross gable dormers clad in clapboard with decorative bargeboard, and finials on the front (west) facade. The small center dormer was later replaced with a larger cross gable dormer clad in wood fishscale shingles. A wraparound porch with a hip roof and gable pediments supported by decorative square posts spans a portion of the front (west) and side (south) elevations. According to the 1974 survey photo the spindlework balustrade has been replaced with a geometric pattern. Windows are a combination of fixed, stained glass, diamond multi-light casements, and one-over-one, double-hung sash.

1981:
MULTI-PANED WINDOWS. WRAP AROUND PORCH. BARGE BOARDS IN GABLES.
Bibliographic References:WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES 11/13/1995. Trulia, Home Details for 242 S. Main Street, http://www.trulia.com/property/3093927463-242-S-Main-St-Lake-Mills-WI-53551 (accessed 23 September 2014).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the record you were looking for, or have other questions about historic preservation, please email us and we can help:

If you have an update, correction, or addition to a record, please include this in your message:

  • AHI number
  • Information to be added or changed
  • Source information

Note: When providing a historical fact, such as the story of a historic event or the name of an architect, be sure to list your sources. We will only create or update a property record if we can verify a submission is factual and accurate.

How to Cite

For the purposes of a bibliography entry or footnote, follow this model:

Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory Citation
Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, "Historic Name", "Town", "County", "State", "Reference Number".