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123 E DIVISION ST

Architecture and History Inventory
123 E DIVISION ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Elam Hill House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:53420
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):123 E DIVISION ST
County:Fond du Lac
City:Fond du Lac
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1900
Additions:
Survey Date:1988
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: East Division Street - Sheboygan Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:4/17/2010
State Register Listing Date:2/19/2010
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This two-and-one-half story simple Queen Anne house has a hip and gable roof, projecting gables, tall single light sash windows, and a large veranda. The veranda features a wooden deck, square piers supporting round columns, and a pediment marking the entrance.

This house is a good example of a simple variation of the Queen Anne style.

Elam Hill was the great uncle of Tom Hill Foley. The Hills are related to the Babcocks and apparently that line had relatives on the Mayflower. Flora Babcock Hill, Elam's sister in law, is cited in news accounts as being in the DAR. The son of John and Flora was Jay Hill. He married Catherine Ryan of Waukesha. Her father was head of the state Dem party, ran for governor and vice president. Jay died in a hunting accident in 1919, leaving Catherine and two children, Mary and John.
Bibliographic References:(A) Fond du Lac City Directories. (B) Sanborn-Perris Maps - Fond du Lac. (C) Maurice McKenna, Ed., Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Past and Present, Vol. II, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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