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211 S MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
211 S MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:CHESTER ALDEN HOUSE
Other Name:WHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:49857
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):211 S MAIN ST
County:Rock
City:Janesville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1856
Additions:
Survey Date:1977
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Courthouse Hill Historic District
National Register Listing Date:1/17/1986
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This is one of only a few stone houses in the Courthouse Hill Historic District. Alden was a partner in the firm of Jackman and Alden, proprietors of the Farmers Mill.

"This outstanding Italianate Style house is one of only a few stone houses in the district, and one of the city's best preserved mid-nineteenth-century houses. The buff-colored limestone was rough-cut, with smooth stone used at window and door openings. The friezes of the porch and house are elaborate, and the porch is carried by slender posts which terminate in foliate brackets. Alden was a partner in Jackman and Alden." The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997.
Bibliographic References:A. Assessment Rolls: 1860, 1890. B. City Directories: 1859-60, 1866, 1870. C. 1858 Map of Rock County (including Janesville). The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1990. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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