Property Record
708 W MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | THOMAS BASSETT HOUSE |
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Other Name: | WHITEWATER FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 10446 |
Location (Address): | 708 W MAIN ST |
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County: | Walworth |
City: | Whitewater |
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Year Built: | 1857 |
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Additions: | 1878 |
Survey Date: | 1975 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 12/21/1989 |
State Register Listing Date: | 11/8/1989 |
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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. BRACKETS UNDER EAVES. STONE LINTELS. WING WAS ADDED IN 1878. WAS WILLED TO THE FEDERATION IN 1926 BY BASSETT'S DAUGHTER AND HAS BEEN A CENTER OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISM. "This Italianate house built in 1857 has many decorative details including a bracketed frieze and bay window with mansard roof, brackets, modillion blocks, and keystones. The rear wing was added in 1878. The Thomas Bassett family lived in the house for 70 years. Since 1928 it has been the home of the Whitewater Federation of Women's Clubs." Touring Historical Whitewater, n.d. |
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Bibliographic References: | SIGN. WHITEWATER REGISTER 6/9/1994. Janesville Gazette 6/4/2004. Touring Historical Whitewater, n.d. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |