Property Record
302 S LOCUST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LUTHER CLARK HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 19717 |
| Location (Address): | 302 S LOCUST ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Survey Date: | 1987 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Unknown |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Old Fourth Ward Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/30/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/7/1990 |
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| Additional Information: | This two story frame house with narrow lap siding represents a well-peserved example of the Italianate style. Italianate features include the low pitch roof, overhaning eaves with decorative brackets, double doors with glass panels, a central one bay porch, and decorative window moldings. The polychromatic color scheme, part of a recently completed restoration project, is out of character with the Italianate style. Gary J. Lenox owned the building in 1981. The residence, which is in excellent condition, is architecturally significant in that it possesses high artistic values, it represents a type, period, or method of construction, and it is a visual landmark in the area. It is historically significant in that it is associated with the lives of significant persons. Historical Statement: This house was built for (and most probably by) Luther Clark, a native of New York state. Clark settled in Janesville in 1844 and began a carpentry business. Clark was one of the most prolific builders in Janesville. Among the buildings constructed by Clark in Janesville are the Court Street Methodist Church, and the residences of A. P. Lovejoy, A. S. Pond, S. C. Jackman, William King, and Pliny Norcross. The house was subsequently owned by F. Stendel, a carpenter. Clark arrived in Janesville in 1849 from Oswego County, New York. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Assessment Rolls: 1854, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890. B. City Directories: 1859-60, 1870-71, 1885, 1892-93, 1903, 1913. C. History of Rock County. D. Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County. E. Historic Janesville, Heritage Preservation Associates, Inc. MacDonald and Mack Partnership, City of Janesville Department of Community Development, 1994. The Old Fourth Ward Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1990. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |