Property Record
313 W 2ND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Mark L. Simonton Home |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 47965 |
| Location (Address): | 313 W 2ND ST |
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| County: | St. Croix |
| City: | New Richmond |
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| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | New Richmond West Side Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/31/1988 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Aluminum siding is the exterior fabric on this two story residence. The basic plan is arectangualr and the foundation is rock faced. A box cornice is on the hip and gable roof. Asphalt shingles cover the roof. The front section of the house has a hip roof of low pitch. The facade faces south. Three 2/2 windows are on the second story. The entry is on the west part. It is a single door with side lights and a transom light. To the east of this is a Queen Anne picture window with new glass. The porch foundation is rock faced stone like the house foundation. This extends across the entire front. There is no longer any porch. The east side of the house has 2/2 window on the second story and 1/1 on the first story in the SE corner. North of this is a two story bay window. A shingles pent roof separates the storeis on this. The next section of the house is 1 1/2 stories with roof separates the stories on this. The next section of the house is 1 1/2 stories with a gable roof. The eave of the roof faces east. There are two wall gable dormers with 2/2 windows. A Queen Anne window with neew glass is under the southern-most dormer and another 2/2 window is to the north of this. A sidewalk leads into this wall, suggesting a door may onece have been here. A third section of the house north of this is a one story with a gable roof. The eave faces east on this part. An entry is on the south of this section and a multi-paned picture windwo north of this. The west side of the residence at the rear or southern part is one story with a gable roof that has the gable facing west. A door is south of this. The 1 1/2 story section to the south has a screened in porch and one wall gable dormer. Just before an ell on the 2 story section is a smaller 1 story ell with a shed roof and 2/2 window. The ell has a large two story box bay window on the west side. A shingled pent roof separates the stories. The roof of this bay window is flat and forms a pedimented gable with the (gable) roof of the ell. The south facade of the ell has a 2/2 window on each story. A large 2 story clapboard carriage house is on the NE part of the lot. There are endboards and a hip roof on this strucdture. The cornice is boxed and the plan square. Landscaping consists mainly of evergreens and a few trees on this corner lot. Like the house at 251 West Second Street (see SC20-19), this residence is more accurately associated with those on West First Street. Alterations have detracted from the original design of this residence but most were done 80 years ago, if not longer. This house fits into the street scene very well and contributes to the overall makeup and character of the district. This residence was built by Mark L. Simonton c. 1870-1875. The property abstract shows Simonton getting a warranty deed for the property in 1870 for $275.00. A morgage of $1,239.28 was taken out in 1875. This could be for an addition, since the amount is not all that much for a house in this neighborhood even in 1870's. The Simonton family was from Harmony, Maine. Charlotte Simonton, his mother, was the sister of Joel Bartlett who was one of the pioneer setrtlers in New Richmond. Simonton wsa a merchant and in 1895 was in partnership with Nellie J. Hicks as Hicks and Company, Grocers. In May of 1891, the house was sold to John W. McCoy. The newspaper noted that McCoy had intended to buy the house but "what changes of mind may take place in the lapse of time between talk and papers often makes a well planned trade miscarry." The house was sold on May 27, 1891 to Sarah (and husband Framk) Wade in October 1891. Locally, Wade is the man most often associatedwith this house. He came to New Richmond in March of 1884 from Chicago. He had been a resident surgeon at Hahnemann Hospital there. Wade practiced medicine and surgery in New Richmond for 45 years. He was paid in cattle or goods, as well as money. He practiced not only in the city but made country calls by horse, buggy or cutter. In 1901 he was also the vice president of the Bank of New Richmond. Wade from Maine originally. He was born in 1860 and his wife Sarah born in 1861. In 1910 they had been married 24 years and had no children. In 1944 the house changed hands again, going to Mrs. Wade's sister (Greaton). A photo shows this home once had brackets under the eaves and a full front porch with round columns. Most of the additions were put on this house pre 1900. An 1897 plat map shows the ell and rear of the home as already there. By 1912 the plan is like it is today. There is no historical significance associated with this house. However, the early residents were prominent citizens and in the case of Simonton, a pioneer settler. They are economically, socially and ethnically similar to the rest of the neighborhood (West First Street) and contribute to its overall character. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. property abstract lent by owner. B. 5/20/91 "St. Croix Republican." C. 5/27/91 "St. Croix Republican." D. 1910 U.S. Census. E. 1897 Plat Map. F. 1912, 1927 Sanborn Map. New Richmond News 1/23/1997. New Richmond Walking Tour brochure, 2000. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |