18 S JANESVILLE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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18 S JANESVILLE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
18 S JANESVILLE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:GOODRICH BLACKSMITH SHOP
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:17106
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):18 S JANESVILLE ST
County:Rock
City:Milton
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1844
Additions:
Survey Date:19772013
Historic Use:blacksmith shop
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Grout
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Goodrich Blacksmith Shop
National Register Listing Date:9/13/1978
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:Grout Buildings of Milton Thematic Group
NOTES
Additional Information:2013: THE 1946 ADDITION TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THAT DATA HAS BEEN ALTERED IN THE PRIMARY INFORMATION SECTIONOF THIS RECORD.

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, Division of Historic Preservation. See also the "Grout Buildings of Milton" site file.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as an early example of grout construction, a method of construction developed by Joseph Goodrich in Milton in 1844.

Covenant/Easement: From 1/22/1979 to 1/22/1984. A 'covenant file' exists for this property. It may contain additional information such as photos, drawings and correspondence. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office.
Bibliographic References:SEE PERRIN, "ARCH. OF WIS.",P. 35 (1967).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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