Property Record
3216 N PARKER DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | CHAPIN HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 43445 |
| Location (Address): | 3216 N PARKER DR |
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| County: | Rock |
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| Township/Village: | Janesville |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 3 |
| Range: | 12 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 13 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
| Year Built: | 1846 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This two story house, built of locally quarried limestone, is an excellent and well-preserved example of the Greek Revival style. Typical of the style are the returns at the gable ends, small attic-story windows, boxed cornice with a full frieze, symmetrical facades, stone lintels and sills, and sidelights and a transom. Historic maps including the original land entry maps note that this house was owned by members of the Chapin family, who operated a nearby quarry. The original land entry map notes that the southwest quarter of section 13 in the Town of Janesville was first entered on April 16, 1840 by Gideon Chapin. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Original Land Entry Maps. (B) 1858, 1873 Atlases of Rock County. (C) Rock Co. Hist. Sites and Buildings, pp. 14, 153. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |