Property Record
1538 SHERIDAN RD/STATE HIGHWAY 32
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Wilbur Residence |
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| Other Name: | |
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| Reference Number: | 118671 |
| Location (Address): | 1538 SHERIDAN RD/STATE HIGHWAY 32 |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Somers |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 2 |
| Range: | 23 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 18 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1940 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 19992023 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | QUARTER SECTIONS IS APPROXIMATE. OTHER BUILDINGS ON SITE INCLUDE GARAGE. 2023: This one-and-one-half-story, side-gabled house was constructed in 1940. It has a rectilinear footprint, concrete foundation, and is a frame building clad in stucco. The side-gabled roof is sheathed in asphalt shingles and has two, canted roof dormers on the east slope and a full-width dormer on the west slope. A central entrance bay projects from the façade (east elevation); it is topped with a shallow half-hip roof supported by groups of square wood posts. The main entrance, which contains a modern replacement door, has a simple wood surround. The entrance bay is flanked by three-part, wood picture windows with multiple horizontal panes. Additional fenestration includes multi-light wood windows and one-over-one, vinyl replacement windows. |
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| Bibliographic References: | CONSTRUCTION DATE FROM LAND OFFICE RECORDS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |