414-416 MCCALL ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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414-416 MCCALL ST

Architecture and History Inventory
414-416 MCCALL ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:JOHN LACHER HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:59279
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):414-416 MCCALL ST
County:Waukesha
City:Waukesha
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1890
Additions:
Survey Date:1991
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: McCall Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)
National Register Listing Date:3/29/1993
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. Transitional in design, this frame house retains vestiges of the Queen Anne style, in the asymmetry of the facade and the reduced corner tower; but the box-like volume and classically derived ornament indicates an awareness of the early Colonial Revival style. The front porch, with Ionic columns supporting the entablature, abutts the corner bay, which at the roof is treated as a tower. A pedimented dormer, set into the front slope of the main hip roof, provides light for the attic level. The main two stories of the house are covered with clapboards. A plain belt course and frieze provide horizontal accents. Brackets appear at the cornice line. John H. A. Lacher was the first director of the County Historical Museum and author of several early articles on the history of the community.
Bibliographic References:(A) Waukesha Freeman 11/27/1995. (B) Waukesha City Directory, 1904. (C) Sanborn-Perris Maps and Plat Maps. (D) Tax Rolls. (E) Building Abstract. (F) Building Permits.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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