Property Record
217 CORNELIA ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | E.C. JOHNSON; REV. GEORGE DUNBAR; MARY WARREN |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28444 |
| Location (Address): | 217 CORNELIA ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1893 |
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| Survey Date: | 19892014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Prospect Hill Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/5/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/22/1992 |
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| Additional Information: | This two and one-half story Queen Anne house is a frame-constructed residence with a combination hip and gable roof, numerous gable projections, and a square tower at the northeast corner of the building. The gable projections and the roof extend to wide eaves that are decorated with brackets attached to a plain frieze. The window openings of the house are many and varied in size and placement on the facades of the building. A fine veranda covers almost the full front of the first floor and wraps around the southeast corner of the house. It has a flared roof that extends to a pediment over the main entrance and wide eaves that are decorated with brackets. The veranda is supported by thin turned posts attached to a plain balustrade. Two side porches are on the north and south facades of the house and consist of hipped roofs supported by turned posts. The main entrance is a double wooden door and the building sits on a cut limestone foundation. This house is a fine example of the Queen Anne style of architecture in Janesville. Although not as exuberant as its near neighbor, the William Palmer house (25 N. Atwood Ave.), it still has the asymmetry of the style and the large variety of detail typical of Queen Anne houses. Like the Palmer house, it has a high level of integrity that adds to its architectural significance. The first known occupant of this house is the Rev. George Dunbar, listed at this address in 1901 and 1903. The house was later occupied for a brief time by physician John Warren. His wife, Mary, went on to live in the house until 1927 and their daughter Gertrude Warren lived in the house until 1930. It has been a duplex since that time. This house has some historical interest as the home of physician John Warren. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) TAX ROLLS. (B) APRIL 1994 MIDWEST LIVING. (C) JANESVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICTS NEWSLETTER. PUBLISHED BY THE JANESVILLE HISTORIC COMMISSION, SPRING 1994. (D) CITY DIRECTORIES, 1891, 1903, 1913. "Cultural Resources Report For the Proposed Talman House Telecommunications Facility in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin." WHS Project #14-0719/RO. June 2014. Prepared by Marcy Prchal. The Janesville Historic Commission, Janesville, WI, The Prospect Hill & Conrad Cottages Historic Districts: A Guide, 1992. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |