502 ST LAWRENCE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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502 ST LAWRENCE AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
502 ST LAWRENCE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MALCOLM G. JEFFRIS HOUSE
Other Name:ST. ELIZABETH HOME FOR THE AGED
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:50208
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):502 ST LAWRENCE AVE
County:Rock
City:Janesville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1906
Additions:
Survey Date:1993
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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: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.
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.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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