Property Record
1150 SPAIGHT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Bascom B. Clarke House |
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| Reference Number: | 16070 |
| Location (Address): | 1150 SPAIGHT ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1899 |
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| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Claude And Starck |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Clarke, Bascom B., House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/28/1980 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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. MAP CODE IS 0710-073-0928-2. This three story early Queen Anne house has a gabled roof with dormers, pointed arch windows in East bay and a full length open porch with a hipped roof and short columns. Gothic details appear in the dormers and stick details appear on the porch. Madison Landmark: 2/16/1981. It is also a contributing structure in the Orton Park Historic District (NRHP 10/31/1988). Third Lake Ridge Historic District: A Walking Tour. 1987: "B. B. Clarke (1851-1929) was a native of Virginia who became wealthy as a manufacturer of threshing machinery. After his arrival in Madison in 1890, he was involved in the organization of the Dane County Telephone Company and founded the American Thresherman, an internationally-known farming magazine. The Clarke house is one of the early designs of architects Claude and Starck, who later became recognized for their Prairie School work." |
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| Bibliographic References: | THE CAPITAL TIMES 10/12/1996. "Inland Architect," 1901. Third Lake Ridge Historic District: A Walking Tour. 1997, Madison Landmarks Commission and the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation. Third Lake Ridge Historic District: A Walking Tour. 1987, Madison Landmarks Commission and the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |