Property Record
202 W WOOD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Harris House |
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Reference Number: | 47746 |
Location (Address): | 202 W WOOD ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Barneveld |
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Year Built: | 1890 |
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Survey Date: | 1986 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Harris House |
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National Register Listing Date: | 9/29/1986 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Barneveld |
Additional Information: | THIS TWO AND A HALF STORY, QUEEN ANNE STYLED RESIDENCE IS FUNDAMENTALLY A FRONT GABLEED FORM WITH PROJECTING SIDE BAYS THAT EXTEND THROUGH THE ROOF-LINE. EACH WINDOW HAS AN UNUSUAL, PEDIMENTED ARCHITRAVE, AND FISH-SCALE SHINGLES APPEAR IN THE GABLE ENDS. A PORCH/BALCONY SUPPORTED BY TURNED POSTS IS LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE TO THE REAR, AND A MANSARDED PORTICO SHELTERS THE FRONT ENTRANCE. THE EXTERIOR HAS REMAINED INTACT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. A CROSS-SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR, WOOD TRIM AND AN ASPHALT SHINGLED, MULTI-GABLED EXTERIOR ARE OTHER ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE DWELLING. THE CONDITION OF THE HOUSE IS EXCELLENT. ITS DATE OF CONSTRUCTION, ACCORDING TO THE DEED, OCCURRED IN C. 1890, AND A REMODELING OF THE INTERIOR OCCURRED IN THE 1950'S, ACCORDING TO THE OWNER. RELATED TO THIS BUILDING IS A GARAGE; NO INTENSIVE SURVEY DESCRIBES THIS STRUCTURE. THE HOUSE WAS ASSOCIATED HISTORICALLY WITH JOHN D. JONES IN THE YEAR 1906, ACCORDING TO HELMENSTINE. |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |