Property Record
3859 Vilas Rd
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Hammond Farmstead - House |
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| Other Name: | Alexander and Caroline Hammond House |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 243099 |
| Location (Address): | 3859 Vilas Rd |
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| County: | Dane |
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| Township/Village: | Cottage Grove |
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| Year Built: | 1846 |
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| Additions: | 1847 1848 |
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| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Hammond Farmstead |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/1/2023 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/26/2023 |
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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. The farmstead’s original two-story house was constructed in 1846 with one-story side wings constructed in 1847 (north) and 1848 (south); the house embodies a modest, vernacular interpretation of the Greek Revival style. This building is rectangular in plan with a concrete clad fieldstone foundation, vinyl siding (added in 1993 over the original clapboards), and asphalt-shingled gable roofs. The house’s primary character-defining features include its distinct three-mass composition (suggestive of the “temple and wings” subtype of the Greek Revival style), eave returns in all three building masses (another indication of its original Greek Revival design), a fieldstone foundation (partially covered in concrete on the exterior), and a frame of both hewn and unstripped timber (portions of which are exposed on the building’s interior). See also: #243100, #243101, #243102, #243103, #243104, #243105, #243106 |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |