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120 STATE HIGHWAY 78 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

120 STATE HIGHWAY 78

Architecture and History Inventory
120 STATE HIGHWAY 78 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:P. Baker House
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:130000
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):120 STATE HIGHWAY 78
County:Iowa
City:
Township/Village:Moscow
Unincorporated Community:
Town:4
Range:5
Direction:E
Section:14
Quarter Section:NE
Quarter/Quarter Section:NE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1870
Additions:
Survey Date:20022021
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Gabled Ell
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Owned by P. Baker from at least 1870-1895. 2021: PHOTO OBSCURED BY DISTANCE AND FOLIAGE. This 2-story Gabled Ell house was constructed c.1870. It is rectangular in plan with clapboard walls and an asphalt-shingled gable roof with a decoratively cut bargeboard and brackets under the gable. The building is comprised of a central 2-story front-gabled mass and 1-story side-gabled masses on each side. The front elevation faces east and contains a 3-sided bay window (containing three 2-over-1 windows) at the first story of the front-gabled mass and a pair of double-hung windows above (the composition of the second story windows is obscured by tree growth). The bay window features small decorative modillions along its eaves. Both side wings feature recessed porches with decorative bargeboards and wood post supports. Windows inside the porches appear to be newer 1-over-1 windows. Although this building was once part of a larger farmstead, an examination of historic and current aerial photos indicates that the existing outbuildings do not constitute an intact historic collection.
Bibliographic References:Plat maps.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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