Property Record
128 W MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HENRY C. SPENCER HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 60817 |
| Location (Address): | 128 W MAIN ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Evansville |
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| Year Built: | 1862 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Evansville Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/16/1978 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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. "This was the home of Henry Spencer (1813-1889), a pioneer settler who came to the area with five of his brothers in 1844. Spencer was a very successful farmer who bought and sold land and encouraged settlement of the area. His principal businesses were lending and real estate. He also assisted investors who brought the first rail service to Evansville in 1863. The two-story cubic shape with low pitched hip roof, single brackets under the eaves, and tall first floor windows with plain lintels is typical of the early Italianate style. Note the plain column-like corner pilasters and side lights around the door. The side-gabled wing to the west may predate the main house and likely was also an office for Dr. E.W. Beebe, Henry's son-in-law." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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| Bibliographic References: | EVANSVILLE REVIEW 12/6/1995. Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, 1992. MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. EVANSVILLE REVIEW. DECEMBER 13, 1995, PP. 7, 10. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, revised 1991. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville: A Walker's Guide, 2002. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |