Property Record
735 W ELM ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | GEORGE E. BECK HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 44728 |
| Location (Address): | 735 W ELM ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | GORDON-VAN TINE CO. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | EXPOSED RAFTER ENDS, LARGE BRACES, BRACKETS AND DECORATIVE HALF TIMBERING CHARACTERIZE THIS SIMPLY DESIGNED TWO AND A HALF STORY RESIDENCE. IT HAS A RECTANGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION WITH AN ATTACHED SUN PORCH, A SIDE GABLE ROOF, A CLAPBOARD-CLAD FIRST STORYAND A WOOD SHINGLE-CLAD SECOND STORY. THIS HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY THE GORDON-VAN TINE CO. OF DAVENPORT, IA. IT IS THEIR CATALOG NO. 534 AND THE BECK HOUSE IS A MIRROR VERSION OF THIS DESIGN. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. ASSESSOR'S ESTIMATE, ASSESSOR'S RECORDS, CITY OF LANCASTER. CITY OF LANCASTER REAL ESTATE TAX ASSESSMENT ROLLS. GORDON-VAN TINE CO. 117 HOUSE DESIGNS OF THE TWENTIES. NEW YORK: DOVER PUBLICATIONS, 1992, P. 67. (REPRINT OF THE 1923 CATALOG) |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |