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212 W HOWARD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

212 W HOWARD ST

Architecture and History Inventory
212 W HOWARD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:WILLIAM A. TAYLOR HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:3680
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):212 W HOWARD ST
County:Columbia
City:Portage
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1875
Additions: 1926
Survey Date:1992
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:Brick
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect: Law, Law And Potter
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Church Hill Historic District
National Register Listing Date:1/25/1997
State Register Listing Date:3/25/1996
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:ROUND ARCHED WINDOW IN GABLE OF ENCLOSED 2 STORY PORCH W/4/4 WINDOWS. CARRIAGE PORCH ENTRY W/BALCONY. GEOMETRIC RAIL CARRIED OVER ONTO ENCLOSED PORCH. Broad overhang; canted bays along side elevations; 1926 front addition across Italianate house; pedimented gable with round arch window with keystone, cornice with wreath detail, colossal pilasters, panels with carved details; bands of windows; recessed entrance with pilaster and entablature, porte cochere with decorative railing.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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