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118 SINCLAIR ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

118 SINCLAIR ST

Architecture and History Inventory
118 SINCLAIR ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Arthur J. Harris House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:42636
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):118 SINCLAIR ST
County:Rock
City:Janesville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1898
Additions:
Survey Date:1993
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect: George F. Barber
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Courthouse Hill Historic District
National Register Listing Date:1/17/1986
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Harris was the president of the Janesville Barb Wire Co.

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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

"Built for the president of the Janesville Barb Wire Company, this Queen Anne style house has a very eclectic facade. Among prominent details are bulbous colonettes with cushion capitals, a garlanded frieze, and mullioned windows. A weathervane caps the corner tower." The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997.
Bibliographic References:(A) Assessment Rolls, 1890, 1900. (B) City Directories, 1891, 1903, 1913, 1919. (C) Janesville Gazette 5/14/1995. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1990. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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