Property Record
500 S MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Horatio and Elva Hoard House |
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| Reference Number: | 23224 |
| Location (Address): | 500 S MADISON ST |
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| County: | Dodge |
| City: | Waupun |
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| Year Built: | 1897 |
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| Survey Date: | 1988201820191998 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Cut Stone |
| Architect: | Herbert C Chivers, St. Louis |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. COURSED ROUGH CUT STONE 1ST FLR & WOOD SHINGLED UPPER. ENGAGED POLYGONAL TOWER W/STEEPLY PITCHED PAVILION ROOF. TOWER W/CARVED FLORAL TRIM ALONG CORNICE & FINIAL ON ROOF. OVAL LEADED GLASS WINDOW W/CUT STONE SURROUND W/KEYSTONE. LARGE BRICK CHIMNEY. 2019: This 2-story Queen Anne house was constructed in 1895. It is irregular in plan with stone veneer (first story) and fish-scale wood shingle (second story) walls and an asphalt-shingled gable roof. The front elevation faces east and is asymmetrical in plan with a front door accentuated by multi-pane sidelights and transom and stone columns on each side. South of the entrance is an ovular, art-glass window. North of the entrance, a 2-story, engaged tower contains bands of 1-over-1 windows at the first and second stories. The tower is capped by a tall, conical roof with a decorative metal spire. The wall above the entrance contains a bank of three 1-over-1 windows; a slight overhang above this contains a small 1-over-1 attic window with a round-arched transom. A tall, brick chimney with corbelled cap and decorative brickwork projects from the front roof slope. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |