Property Record
700 ST LAWRENCE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WILLIAM G. WHEELER HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 50039 |
| Location (Address): | 700 ST LAWRENCE AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Survey Date: | 1993 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Courthouse Hill Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/17/1986 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | This two and one half story red brick house is a well-preserved example of the Georgian Revival style. Characteristic of the style are a symmetrical facade, a central projecting bay, a full pediment, and rectangular plan. Built in about 1930 for William G. Wheeler, an attorney. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) City Directories, 1927, 1931. (B) City Clerk's Building Files. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |