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280 DIVISION ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

280 DIVISION ST

Architecture and History Inventory
280 DIVISION ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:George Barden House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:46006
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):280 DIVISION ST
County:Grant
City:Platteville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1907
Additions:
Survey Date:2005
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Division Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:7/19/2007
State Register Listing Date:4/27/2007
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. THIS BRICK, TWO-STORY HOUSE RESTS UPON AN ELEVATED BASEMENT. THE TRUNCATED HIP ROOF HAS A GABLE ROOF WHICH PROJECTS OVER A THREE-SIDED BAY TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. PEDIMENTED ROOF DORMERS WITH A PALLADIAN-INFLUENCED WINDOW ARRANGEMENT, STONE LINTELS, LEADED GLASS, SIDE LIGHTED ENTRANCE DOOR AND A FLAT ROOFED PORCH WITH BRICKED IN RAILINGS AND CLUSTERED SHORT POSTS ON MASONRY BASES CHARACTERIZE THIS HOUSE, WHICH WAS INFLUENCED BY THE NEO-CLASSICAL REVIVAL.

ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:

ONE OF SIX BRICK HOUSES OF THIS TYPE IN PLATTEVILLE, THIS HOUSE IS SIMILAR IN PLAN AND DESIGN TO THE CUNNINGHAM HOUSE ON MARKET STREET (GT 36-33). OF THE SIX HOUSES OF THIS TYPE IN PLATTEVILLE, THE GEORGE BARDEN HOUSE IS ONE OF THE TWO MOST ELABORATE OF THE SIX. OTHERS ARE GT 35-11, GT 27-5, GT 24-24, GT 27-4. THE HOUSE WAS BUILT FOR BARDEN IN 1907-1908.
Bibliographic References:CITY OF PLATTEVILLE TAX ROLLS.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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