Property Record
233 N JAMES ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Buchan, Franklin C., House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28666 |
| Location (Address): | 233 N JAMES ST |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Waukesha |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Unknown |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | McCall Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/29/1993 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | This Queen Anne style house, although somewhat more angular, follows the design of the Park House at 415 McCall Street. The steep slope of the gable roof is oriened to the street and interruped only by a corner tower and a small dormer. The dormer is covered by a gable with the eave line continuing to form a pediment. Scroll sawn ornament fills the tympanum area. The corner tower stands two full stories and is, like the remainder of the house, covered with clapboards. Although the house appears narrow, it is fairly long and the steep roof accomodates a second floor level as well as an attic. The residence is in good condition. It was owned in 1982 by James H. and Jean B. McLaughlin. A carriage house is a related structure (WK 80/21). This house is architecturally significant because it represents a type, period or method of construction. Other map codes include District Map 80/20, McCall Street Historic District Map 36/25 and Map "B". Historical Statement: Franklin C. Buchan is listed as an electrician in the Waukesha City Directires of the period. [A]. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Waukesha City Directories 1899-1901. (B) Waukesha Tax Rolls 1900 (UWM-ARC). (C) MAPS. (D) MCCALL STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT WALKING TOUR, WAUKESHA LANDMARKS (E) COMMISSION. (F) BULIDING PERMITS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |