Property Record
424 N FILLMORE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | KINNEY, PATRICK AND MARGARET, HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 44730 |
| Location (Address): | 424 N FILLMORE ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1953 |
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| Additions: | 1964 |
| Survey Date: | 1976 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Usonian |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | Howe, John (1964 addition); WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Kinney, Patrick and Margaret, House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/6/2008 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/19/2007 |
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| 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. A "USONIAN" HOME DESIGNED BY INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ARCHITECT, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. SEE FINAL REPORT FOR A DISCUSSION OF WRIGHT AND THIS RESIDENCE. THIS ONE STORY BUILDING HAS AN IRREGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION, A FLAT ROOF SHAPE, AND A ROUGH-CUT NARROW-COURSED LIMESTONE EXTERIOR. IN 1964, THERE WAS AN ADDITION MADE TO THE RESIDENCE BY ARCHITECT JOHN HOWE. (A) THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN THE YEARS 1951 AND 1953. THE STRUCTURE WAS FOUND TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ARCHITECUTRAL STATEMENT: COMPARABLE RESIDENCES IN WISCONSIN DESIGNED BY WRIGHT WERE LISTED BY ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN RICHARD W.E. PERRIN. THEY ARE THE SMITH HOUSE IN JEFFERSON AND THE ARNOLD HOUSE IN COLUMBUS. (C). THE KINNEY HOUSE IS FURTHER DESCRIBED (INCLUDING THE INTERIOR) IN A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE AVAILABLE AT THE AREA RESEARCH CENTER, UW-PLATTEVILLE. (B). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. WILLIAM A. STORRER, THE ARCHITECTURE OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (CAMBRIDGE: MIT PRESS, 1982), P. 342. B. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, NO CITATION, ARC, UW-PLATTEVILLE. C. RICHARD W.E. PERRIN, "FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT IN WISCONSIN: PROPHET IN HIS OWN COUNTRY." WISCONSIN MAGAZINE OF HISTORY 48 (AUTUMN 1964): 43. Dubuque, Iowa Telegraph Herald 1/11/1953. Wisconsin State Journal 11/1/1953. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |