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2255 TOWER DR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

2255 TOWER DR

Architecture and History Inventory
2255 TOWER DR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Gjermundson (Gullsteen, Springen), Tollef and Anne, House
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:149261
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2255 TOWER DR
County:Dane
City:
Township/Village:Pleasant Springs
Unincorporated Community:
Town:6
Range:11
Direction:E
Section:23
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1850
Additions:
Survey Date:
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:
Structural System:
Wall Material:Limestone
Architect: Tollef Gjermundson (builder)
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: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. A front porch and additional front door were added around 1900. Property also includes the ruins of a stone barn which reportedly collapsed in the 1930s. Roof missing, some walls are partial.
Bibliographic References:Mandel, David. Settlers of Dane County. Madison: Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, 1985, p 40. Stoughton Courier Hub. "Special to the Hub" date unknown.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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