230 RANSOM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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230 RANSOM ST

Architecture and History Inventory
230 RANSOM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:EAST HALL
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:43580
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):230 RANSOM ST
County:Fond du Lac
City:Ripon
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1851
Additions: 1883 1863
Survey Date:1976
Historic Use:university or college building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Ripon College Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/2/1995
State Register Listing Date:1/20/1995
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:2 STORY BAY AT THE EAST END IS AN ADDITION. AN 1872 PHOTO SHOWS THE BUILDING WITH A CUPOLA. AS OF 1898 THE BUILDING FUNCTIONED AS AN OFFICE, CHAPEL, MUSIC ROOMS, AND MUSEUM. AS OF 1913 IT WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING AND CHAPEL.
Bibliographic References:SANBORN MAPS.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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