Property Record
219 PROSPECT AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SAMUEL S. AND HELEN JUDD HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 47850 |
| Location (Address): | 219 PROSPECT AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1865 |
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| Survey Date: | 19892014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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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: | 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 two story house retains features of the Italianate style. Alterations to the exterior of the house since construction include the removal of the towet cap, roof cresting, balusters on the second story of the porch, and a yard fence. Built in the mid to late 1860s for Dr. Samuel S. Judd. a native of Connecticut, who settled in Janesville in 1864. He was a physician and served on the city council. The house was subsequently owned by John Thoroughgood, a cigar manufacturer. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) TAX ROLLS, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1880. (B) CITY DIRECTORIES, 1866, 1870, 1876, 1891, 1903, 1913. (C) PORTRAIT AND BIO. ALBUM OF ROCK COUNTY. (D) WISE (1888). (E) HISTORY OF ROCK COUNTY. "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. The Janesville Historic Commission, Janesville, WI, The Prospect Hill & Conrad Cottages Historic Districts: A Guide, 1992. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |