Property Record
502 ST LAWRENCE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | MALCOLM G. JEFFRIS HOUSE |
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Other Name: | ST. ELIZABETH HOME FOR THE AGED |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 50208 |
Location (Address): | 502 ST LAWRENCE AVE |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Janesville |
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Year Built: | 1906 |
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Survey Date: | 1993 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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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: | Malcolm Jeffris was the son of David, a successful lumberman and banker, and the brother of William. Malcolm was a lawyer, president of the Janesville Electric Co., and director of the Merchants and Savings Bank. "Executed in red Galesburg brick with terra-cotta trim, the Jeffris House exhibits several Prairie School motifs, including a low hipped roof with deep overhanging eaves. The terra-cotta capitals of the colonettes and piers at the entry and porch are trimmed with geometric and organic ornament. At the west wing, there is stained and leaded glass. Jeffris was the senior partner in a local firm, president of the Janesville Electric Company, and director of the Merchants and Savings Bank." The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) Assessment Roll, 1910. (B) City Directories, 1913, 1919. (C) Janesville Gazette, July 1906. (D) Rock River Valley, p. 352. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1990. The Courthouse Hill Historic District: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 1997. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |