523 E WALWORTH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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523 E WALWORTH AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
523 E WALWORTH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MARY AND JAMES F. LATIMER HOUSE
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Reference Number:10077
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):523 E WALWORTH AVE
County:Walworth
City:Delavan
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1900
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Survey Date:19942024
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect: HILL AND WALTERSDORF
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
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. Builder was James Davidson. ROUND TOWER ON CNR. PAIRED DORIC COLUMNS ON PORCH. LEADED GLASS WINDOWS. 2024: Two-and-a-half-story, Queen Anne-style house constructed in 1900. It has an irregular footprint, vinyl siding, and a hipped roof with multiple dormers. Fenestration is mostly original wood windows of various styles including double-hung, picture, tripartite, and diamond-paned, leaded glass windows. The primary facade is dominated by a one-story, flat-roofed porch with paired Doric and square columns, simple balustrade, and heavy wood frieze. A three-story, circular tower anchors the southwest corner of the house. It is clad in wood shingles and topped by a conical roof. Additional details include wood window and door surrounds, a two-and-a-half-story cutaway bay, and cantilevered window.
Bibliographic References:LAKE GENEVA REGIONAL NEWS 12/23/1989. DELAVAN ENTERPRISE 6/19/1996. LAKE GENEVA REGIONAL NEWS 8/29/1996. Tax rolls. Delavan Enterprise 2/10/2000.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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