Property Record
2004 10TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Frank L. Chenoweth House |
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| Reference Number: | 16173 |
| Location (Address): | 2004 10TH ST |
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| County: | Green |
| City: | Monroe |
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| Year Built: | 1888 |
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| Survey Date: | 1995 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Chenoweth, Frank L., House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/8/1976 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Also a barn on the property. A wealthy merchant, Chenoweth spared no expense in constructing his home. Perched atop one of the highest points in Monroe, it became one of the city’s favorite social gathering places. Partygoers could wander from the third-story ballroom into the open belvedere, where they could enjoy a panoramic view of Monroe. With its irregular composition, its lively juxtaposition of rooflines, and its dazzling variety of surface textures, the Chenoweth House exemplifies the Eastlake version of the Queen Anne style. At the northwest corner, an octagonal tower rises to form the third-story belvedere. Dormers burst from the main roof and the tower’s spire, and a porch wraps around the tower’s base, accentuating the house’s complex massing. Elaborate ornamentation includes patterned shingles and sunbursts in the gable ends and a prominent paneled frieze topping the second story. The porch boasts an elegant spindlework frieze and a rhythmic cut-out railing. Large plain windows bordered by small stained-glass panes further typify the style. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. Perrin, Richard W. E., Historic Wisconsin Architecture, First Revised Edition (Milwaukee, 1976). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |