Property Record
808 CENTER AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Charles Thompson/George Pierce Home |
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| Other Name: | Everson Funeral Home |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 56622 |
| Location (Address): | 808 CENTER AVE |
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| County: | Green |
| City: | Brodhead |
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| Year Built: | 1872 |
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| Additions: | 1892 |
| Survey Date: | 19761972 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. FOR THE EVERSON FUNERAL HOME. Originally clad with brick. One of Brodhead's most imposing and elaborate residences, and an architecturally significant example of the Italianate style in Green County, the Thompson-Pierce house is constructed of poured concrete, scored to simulate precisely laid masonry blocks (a construction technique unique to Brodhead). The precise lines of the concrete wall are reflected in the rectilinear character of the composition. Two stories high, the house is built on an L-shape plan with a rear one-story-plus attic extension. The low-pitched hip roof is distinguished by a projecting eave supported by paired carved brackets and dentils at the cornice. The same classical detail is echoed in the arcaded verandah on the front facade, where arches spring from fluted pillars and the entablature is ornamented with brackets and dentils. The front entry is set within a large rounded arched opening (echoed in the verandah's arcades). The regularly disposed windows are round headed and capped with heavy stone hood moldings with keystones and imposts. Quoining on the front facade adds a further formality to the house. The side wing, rear addition, and south side bay window project off the main block and share its proportion and detail. Charles F. Thompson moved to Brodhead in 1870 after residing in both Monticello where he was a prominent businessman and a member of the state legislature and in Green Bay where he became involved in the lumber business. He had this elegant home built soon after his arrival in Brodhead but deeded it over to his daughter, Carrie, and her husband George Pierce, son of S.C. Pierce. George Pierce was engaged along with his brother, F.F., in several commercial ventures including the Brodhead Manufacturing Company and the Brodhead Flouring Mill. The Pierces later sold this home to L.W. Terry who in 1930 sold it to Tallie Everson at which time it became the Everson Funeral Home. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Monroe Evening Times 4/16/1991. (B) Brodhead Independent Register 11/1/1995. (C) Brodhead Independent Register June 21, 1956. (D) Wally Ekum Abstract Co. (E) History of Green County, 1884, p. 835. (F) The City of Brodhead. 1893, T.S. Sherwood. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |