Property Record
808 2ND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Squire N. Palms House |
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| Reference Number: | 23957 |
| Location (Address): | 808 2ND ST |
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| County: | St. Croix |
| City: | Hudson |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 19832018 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | John A. Lee |
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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. RETURNED EAVES. DORIC COLUMNS ON PORCH. Palms was a millwright at the Hudson Sawmill Company. Upper floor of house was destroyed by fire in 1928. House was remodelled to current configuration at that time.[A] 2018 The one-and-one-half-story, rectangular-plan, vernacular residence was constructed in 1900. The walls are clad in replacement, wide-lap, wood siding and rest on a rusticated concrete-block foundation. The side gable is covered in asphalt shingles and features an off-center brick chimney and returned eaves. The front (west) facade features a partial enclosed porch on the southwest corner with a wood balustrade and round columns. A three-part picture window on the northwest corner features a stained-glass transom. Other windows are replacement, one-over-one, double-hung, wood sash. The building is obscured by foliage and difficult to photograph in the field. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] Hudson Star-Observer, 3/26/1992 (also source for historic name, date of construction, and designer). "Architecture/History Survey of State Trunk Highway (STH) 35/2nd Street/6th Street North from Front Street to North End Road in Hudson and North Hudson, WI." August 2018. WHS Project #19-0645/SC. Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |