Property Record
316 MCCALL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Mary and Francis H. Gault House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28689 |
| Location (Address): | 316 MCCALL ST |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Waukesha |
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| Year Built: | 1896 |
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| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| 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: | 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 house was built for Francis and Mary Gault.Francis H. Gault operated a flour and feed business in the City on Broadway. The house bears the imprimatur of the Queen Anne style, with its massing and steeply pitched hip roof. A single story conservatory, added in the century, extends across the facade and terminates in a polygonal shape beyond the corner of the house. Pilasters divide the conservatory exterior into sections, which contain windows capped by fanlights. Between 1919 and 1955, this was the home of Charles and Estelle Brown. This frame house stands two stories plus attic in height and is covered with clapboards. The central block of the building is covered by a steeply pitched hip roof, projecting from this are gables on the east, west and south sides. Extending across the facade (south elevation) is a one story conservatory (added to the house in the twentieth century) which terminates in a polygonal shape beyond the southeast corner of the house. Pilasters divide its exterior into sections which contain windows capped by fanlights. Adjoining the enclosed conservatory to the west (and sheltering the entrance) is a two story porch. The first level repeats the post treatment of the conservatory; however, the second story retains somewhat compressed columns which support fluted posts and the porch roof and cornice. This two story Queen Anne house has an irregular form, a hip and gable roof, and cut stone foundation. The house is covered with clapboards and there are wood shingles in the gable peaks. Windows are irregular in size and include large single lights and single-light double-hung sashes. A large veranda wraps around the front and southeast corner of the house. It is enclosed with large single lights topped with fanburst transoms. At the corner of the veranda is an octagonal projection suggesting a gazebo. Above the veranda at the main entrance is a covered balcony supported by square posts, cornice curves, and a metal railing. This house is a good example of the Queen Anne architectural style. The irregularity of plan, the complex roofline, an dthe veranda with octagonal projection, are all details commonly seen in the style. The unusual veranda enclosure is an interesting detail on this well-preserved house. The Gault house is a pivotal building in the McCall Historic District. Designed in the mid 1890s, this building reflects the massing of the Queen Anne style houses. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Directories. (B) Maps. (C) McCall Street Historic District Walking Tour, Waukesha Landmarks Commission. (D) Waukesha Freeman, 6/3/1996. (E) Tax Rolls. (F) Building Abstract. (G) Building Permits. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |