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222 E FRANKLIN | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

222 E FRANKLIN

Architecture and History Inventory
222 E FRANKLIN | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:John and Mary O'Keefe House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:3665
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):222 E FRANKLIN
County:Columbia
City:Portage
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1875
Additions:
Survey Date:1992
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS. BAYS ON FRONT AND SIDE. 2 ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS IN GABLE. JOHN O'KEEFE, A PORTAGE ATTORNEY, AND HIS SISTERS, MARY AND ANGELA, LIVED HERE. Bargeboards in gable; double, round arch windows in gable; remaining windows have segmental arch lintels; canted, the story bays with denticulated cornice; vestibule; entry porch with denticulated and bracketed frieze, bargeboard, and chamfered posts with capital piece and base; east wing added after initial construction; side porch with similar design rebuilt; frame carriage house a hooded to house; Kleins restoring trim and interior. Inter has double brick walls finished with studding and plaster. Interior window; over baseboard trim is included.
Bibliographic References:Historic name, construction date: Portage Daily Register, 2/11/93. PORTAGE 1987 LANDMARKS CALENDER. A. Owner, Anne Klein, 222 E. Franklin. B. Sanborn Perris Map Co., 1929.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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