Property Record
6409 NICHOLSON RD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Collins, John, House |
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Other Name: | |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 10604 |
Location (Address): | 6409 NICHOLSON RD |
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County: | Racine |
City: | Caledonia |
Township/Village: | |
Unincorporated Community: | Franksville |
Town: | 4 |
Range: | 22 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 15 |
Quarter Section: | SW |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
Year Built: | 1853 |
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Additions: | C. 1873 |
Survey Date: | 1975 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Clapboard |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Collins, John, House |
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National Register Listing Date: | 11/20/1974 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: |
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. PEDIMENTED GABLE SUPPORTED ON 4 DORIC COLUMN PILASTERS [Date Cnst:CA] FRAME GREEK REVIVAL HOUSE WITH A DORIC TETRAPROSTYLE PORTICO BUILT CA 1853 WITH AN 1870 ONE STORY WING. The Collins House is an unusual type in Wisconsin: a Greek Revival building with a full temple front. Four massive Doric columns rise from square stone bases to support a large triangular pediment. The building’s timber-framed, mortise-and-tenoned core was built around 1853, and its one-story balloon-frame wing added about 1870. The building closely resembles the Cooley-Kuehneman House (RA13.3), a temple-front residence attributed to architect Lucas Bradley of Racine. |
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Bibliographic References: | Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |