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Property Record

823 E MILWAUKEE ST

Historic Name:
GEORGE W. YAHN HOUSE AND CARRIAGE BARN
Other Name:
Reference Number:
48669

Property Location

Location (Address)
823 E MILWAUKEE ST
County
Rock
City/Village
Janesville
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1890
Additions
Survey Date
1977
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Balloon Frame
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Yahn operated a meat market on W. Milwaukee Street. Michael Murphy, who also resided in the house, was a lawyer and served as city treasurer.

"This Queen Anne style house has a prominent shingled corner tower capped with a finial. A sunburst motif, a popular Queen Anne device, is worked into the treatment of the front windows. Dozens of wooden rosettes were applied to the frieze and window trim of the building. Murphy was a lawyer and served an City Treasurer." The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997.
Bibliographic References
A. Assessment Rolls: 1890, 1900, 1905. B. City Directories: 1903, 1913. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1990. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Courthouse Hill Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Jan 17, 1986
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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