Property Record
3113 PRAIRIE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Bliss House |
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| Other Name: | |
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| Reference Number: | 224051 |
| Location (Address): | 3113 PRAIRIE AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Beloit |
| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 1 |
| Range: | 13 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 18 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 201220152019 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Bungalow |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Originally in the Town of Turtle, but now annexed by the City of Beloit, this house was originally associated with early 20th-century rural development. A house (Mrs. J.M. Bliss, owner) is first shown at this location on the 1917 plat map (Hennessey & Company 1917). Prior to this time, ownership of undeveloped land was attributed to John Milner at this location (Hennessey & Company 1904, 1915). 2019: This 1 ½ story bungalow was constructed c.1915. It is rectangular in plan with a concrete block foundation, aluminum siding, and an asphalt-shingled gable roof. The front elevation faces west and is asymmetrical in plan with a front-gabled enclosed porch projecting from the northern half of the façade. The enclosed porch contains a single door in its western wall as well as banks of 1-over-1 windows. Remaining wall space appears to be clad in vinyl siding. The first story of the main building mass contains a bank of three 1-over-1 windows south of the porch (with the center window being larger in size than the flanking windows). A pair of 1-over-1 windows is located under the front gable end. A front-gabled dormer projects from the southern roof slope. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Ollendorf, A.L. and M.K. Meiser, 2013, Architecture/History Reconnaissance Survey for the CTH G Improvement Project: Hart Road to East Philhower Road and Sunny Lane to Venture Drive, Rock County, Wisconsin. WisDOT ID# 5966-10-01. Hennessey & Company, 1904, Plat Book of Rock County, Wisconsin. Hennessey & Company, Janesville, Wisconsin. -----, 1915, Standard Atlas of Rock County, Wisconsin. Hennessey & Company Publishers and Engravers, Janesville, Wisconsin. -----, 1917, Standard Atlas of Rock County, Wisconsin. Hennessey & Company Publishers and Engravers, Janesville, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |