513 COLLEGE STREET | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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513 COLLEGE STREET

Architecture and History Inventory
513 COLLEGE STREET | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MAIN HALL
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:58246
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):513 COLLEGE STREET
County:Rock
City:Milton
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1854
Additions: 1868 1855 1867
Survey Date:19772012
Historic Use:university or college building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Milton College Historic District
National Register Listing Date:5/27/1980
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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. "The main block of Main Hall was constructed in 1854 as classrooms with an additional block added in 1857. It is Italianate in style, is now owned by the Main Hall Preservation Society, and serves as a museum and meeting center." Milton Historic Preservation Commission, History in Progress: Hiking/Biking Tour of Historic Milton, Wisconsin, n.d.
Bibliographic References:HISTORICAL SITES AND POINTS OF INTEREST IN ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN BY THE ROCK COUNTY TOURISM COUNCIL, 5/1994. Janesville Gazette 7/27/1998. Janesville Gazette 3/20/1999. Janesville Gazette 2/13/2000. Janesville Gazette 8/10/2003. Fort Atkinson Daily Jefferson County Union 12/16/2003. Janesville Gazette 7/27/2003. Milton Courier 7/3/2003. Milton Historic Preservation Commission, History in Progress: Hiking/Biking Tour of Historic Milton, Wisconsin, n.d.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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