Property Record
321 E MILWAUKEE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | OTTO KNEIPP HOUSE |
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| Other Name: | PROFESSIONAL ARTS BUILDING |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 46437 |
| Location (Address): | 321 E MILWAUKEE ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1881 |
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| Survey Date: | 19882014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | Unknown |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Prospect Hill Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/5/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/22/1992 |
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| Additional Information: | This two story Italianate styled house features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a cut stone foundation, a cream brick exterior, a wood trim and an asphalt shingled, low-pitched, mutli-gabled roof. Architectural elements include wide eaves, spindled gable ornaments in the open gable ends, and keystoned and jack arched window hoods. The former residence, which is in good condition, served more recently as office space. E. E. Elliott owned the building in 1982. Historical Statement: Assessment roll and directory research indicates that a house, owned by Frank Richards, was located here as early as 1866. Despite this , the transitional style of the house and secondary information indicates that this house was built in about 1881. The owner of the property in 1881 was Otto Kneipp, a blacksmith. The Otto Kneipp house is architecturally significant in that it represents a type, period or method of construction. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Assessment Rolls: 1860, 1870, 1890. B. Janesville Gazette, July 22, 1966. C. City Directories: 1866, 1870-71, 1886-87, 1891. D. Italianate Houses of Janesville Thematic Resource. E. HISTORIC JANESVILLE, HERITAGE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, INC. MACDONALD AND MACK PARTNERSHIP, CITY OF JANESVILLE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. "Cultural Resources Report For the Proposed Talman House Telecommunications Facility in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin." WHS Project #14-0719/RO. June 2014. Prepared by Marcy Prchal. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |