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206 W PROSPECT ST

Historic Name:
Ole and Clara R. Terry House
Other Name:
Olson, Holzhuter and Cress Funeral Home
Reference Number:
5953

Property Location

Location (Address)
206 W PROSPECT ST
County
Dane
City/Village
Stoughton
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1904
Additions
Survey Date
1992
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
F.l. Lindsay
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
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. 2 STORY PORTICO W/CORINTHIAN COLUMNS AND PEDIMENT. 2ND FLR BALCONY. ELLIPTICAL ARCHED FAN LIGHT OVER ENTRY. ENGAGED PILASTERS. GARLANDED FRIEZE. Ole, a native of Illinois, was the president of the Department Company Store in the Hyland Block on Main St. He died in a train accident shortly after this house was completed. Clara, born in 1874, lived here with her two sons Owen and Grassie, her mother Ellen Rockefeller, and her sister, Helen Rockefeller. Helen was a schoolteacher. Converted into the Kjolseth Funeral Home in 1927.
Bibliographic References
Northwest Side Historic District brochure, 2000. Souvenir of Stoughton, Wisconsin and Lake Kegonsa, 1908. Stoughton Courier Hub 8/9/1927. The Improvement Bulletin 3/5/1904.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Northwest Side Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Mar 05, 1998
State Register Listing Date
Jul 18, 1997
Contributing
Yes
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