Property Record
215 N PINCKNEY ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Truman E. Bird House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 37111 |
Location (Address): | 215 N PINCKNEY ST |
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County: | Dane |
City: | Madison |
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Year Built: | 1861 |
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Survey Date: | 1991 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Mansion Hill Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 6/4/1997 |
State Register Listing Date: | 2/11/1997 |
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Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Map code is 070914414126. "The Italianate, white brick house was built in 1861 by Truman E. and Ellen M. Bird. Bird came to Madison in 1855 to join his brother, Ira, in a carriage manufacturing business. Truman Bird represented the second ward in the city council in 1862. He and his wife lived in the house until the 1880s, when they followed a pattern typical of many early settlers and moved further west, in this case, to Salt Lake City. The Bird House is quite distinctive in design, with round-arched, four-over-four windows, a quatre-foil window on the south side, delicate wrought iron railings, and a mansard roofed addition to the rear." Madison's Pioneer Buildings: A Downtown Walking Tour, 1987. |
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Bibliographic References: | Madison's Pioneer Buildings: A Downtown Walking Tour, 1987. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |