Property Record
1142 E GORHAM ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | William and Adelia Lyon House |
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| Reference Number: | 37399 |
| Location (Address): | 1142 E GORHAM ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1876 |
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| Additions: | 1904 |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Asbestos |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Map code is 070913112284. The Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood: A Walking Tour: "A number of the oldest buildings in the Tenney-Lapham area actually began their existence in other parts of the city, but were moved to lots in this area when new buildings were built on their original sites. One of the most important of these is this fine Italianate style house, which was originally built in 1876 as the home of William Penn Lyon, then an associate justice and later the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Lyon house originally stood on the northeast corner of Langdon and N. Carroll Streets, where it remained until his death in 1903. It was then acquired by Frank G. Brown, a wealthy Madison businessman who wanted the large lake front lot that went with the Lyon house as the site for a much larger new house of his own. In order to clear the lot, Brown sold the Lyon house to Rudolph Tracy, who had it cut in half and moved to its new site on East Gorham Street. Once there, the house was reassembled. It was afterwards occupied by the Tracy family until the beginning of World War II." |
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| Bibliographic References: | The Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood: A Walking Tour, 1997, Madison Landmarks Commission. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |