Property Record
121 E ELM ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | STATE FARM INSURANCE |
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| Reference Number: | 44716 |
| Location (Address): | 121 E ELM ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | IN 1983, EAVE-LINE BRACKETS AND A FRONT BAY WINDOW WHICH IS ELABORATELY DETAILED DISTINGUISH THIS ITALIANATE RESIDENCE. IT WAS FOUND TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS TWO STORY STRUCTURE HAS A SQUARE PLAN CONFIGURATION, PROMINENT WINDOW MOLDINGS, ORNATE CONSOLES AND A HIPPED ROOF WITH DECK. THIS HOUSE WAS MOVED TO THIS SITE BETWEEN 1927 AND 1940.(A) SINCE IT WAS FIRST SURVEYED IN 1983 THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN RESIDED IN VINYL. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: THE PREVIOUS HOUSE ON THIS SITE WAS BUILT FOR H.G. NATHAN, WHO IS LISTED IN THE CITY DIRECTORY AS EMPLOYED BY NATHAN & SONS, ONE OF THE CITY'S OLDEST MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENTS. (THE NATHAN STORE WAS LOCATED AT 118 SOUTH MADISON STREET, 42/10). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. SANBORN-PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF LANCASTER, WI. NEW YORK: 1927, 1927 (UPDATED TO 1940). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |