Property Record
418 ST LAWRENCE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WADSWORTH G. WHEELOCK HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 46071 |
| Location (Address): | 418 ST LAWRENCE AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1865 |
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| Survey Date: | 1993 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Second Empire |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Courthouse Hill Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/17/1986 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Wheelock was a native of Vermont who came to Janesville in the mid 1850s. Shortly thereafter he established a crockery manufactory that became one of the city's largest enterprises. By the time of his death in 1897 he had established four branch stores. From 1898 to 1935 the hosue was occupied by George Sutherland, a lawyer and president of the Bower City Bank. See also the Martha Wheelock House (AHI #18363). "This Second Empire style residence is associated with two prominent residents. Wadsworth G. Wheelock was a local crockery manufacturer. He died in 1897. George Sutherland, who resided here 1898-1935, was a lawyer and President of Bower City Bank. The house has a slate covered mansard roof, and is constructed of cream brick burned in Edgerton. In addition to the mansard roof--there are few in Janesville--Second Empire features include a projecting central entry pavilion with an elegant portico, and heavy limestone window surrounds. Decorative moldings, including a rope molding on the curved pediment of the porch, were used extensively." The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) ASSESSMENT ROLLS, 1860, 1870, 1880. (B) HISTORIC JANESVILLE, HERITAGE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, INC. MACDONALD AND MACK PARTNERSHIP, CITY OF JANESVILLE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. (C) JANESVILLE GAZETTE 10/13/1996. (D) EVERTS, BASKIN AND STEWART COMBINATION ATLAS MAP OF ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN 1873. (E) CITY DIRECTORIES, 1866, 1870, 1875. (F) THE ROCK RIVER VALLEY, pp. 596-508. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |