Property Record
206 W LAFLIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JAMES TRAINOR HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 40814 |
| Location (Address): | 206 W LAFLIN AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Waukesha |
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| Year Built: | 1897 |
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| Survey Date: | 1979 |
| 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: | Laflin Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/28/1983 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Waukesha |
| 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. The house was constructed around 1897 by James Trainor. No information was discovered on who Trainor was or what he did. An example of the Late Picturesque style prevalent during the last quarter of the century in Waukesha, this frame house exhibits the characteristic asymmetrical massing and array of surfacing materials identified with the style. The body of the house, built on an L shaped plan, rises two stories plus attic above the cut stone foundation. The majority of the exterior is covered with clapboards; however, on the facade the clapboards are juxtaposed with shingles (at the attic levbel and beneath windows). The gable end of the facade features bevelled corners which terminate in frame canopies at the cave. A one story frame porch projects from the ell, and consists of turned posts, lattice work railing and a skirt of vertical slats with a punched out design. The design of this house is almost identical to 215 W. Laflin Avenue (WK 37/13) but with ornament concentrated on the facade and appearing in less profusion. Together the buildings provide important examples of the style. The Trainor House is architecturally significant as an example of the Late Picturesque style in Waukesha and is considered to be a pivotal building in the Laflin Avenue Historic District. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Waukesha Freeman, 1/3/1995. (B) Waukesha City Directories. (C) Waukesha Tax Rolls - 1896. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |