Property Record
W SIDE OF J, 200' S OF ALMA ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BAINBRIDGE-MURRAY HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 66610 |
| Location (Address): | W SIDE OF J, 200' S OF ALMA ST |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | Benton |
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| Year Built: | 1860 |
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| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Federal |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THIS LAND WAS ONCE OWNED BY FATHER MAZZUCHELLI, WHO HAD A BREWERY AT THIS SITE. A BRICK TWO STORY WITH SLOPING ROOF THAT HAS A LATER EXTENSION TO THE EAST AND STILL LATER KITCHEN ADDITION AT THE REAR. THE LONG SIDE HAS A SYMMETRICAL THREE BAYED FACADE AS DOES THE ONE STORY EXTENSION. SIMPLE FLAT STONE LINTELS PLACED OVER THE WINDOWS AND DOORS CHARACTERIZES THIS VERNACULAR HOUSE. THE COLONIAL INFLUENCED FRONT DOOR IS SIDE LIGHTED AND HAS A TRANSOM. CHIMNEYS ARE PLACED AT THE ENDS OF THE HOUSE. ONE OF THE EARLIEST HOUSES IN ITS ORIGINAL STATE THAT REMAINS IN BENTON, THIS HOUSE IS ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF EARLY BRICK VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE THAT HAS COLONIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN BENTON. |
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| Bibliographic References: | SEE TRESCH'S BOOK, "HISTORIC STRUCTURE INVENTORY FOR WISCONSIN." SPIKE MURRAY, INTERVIEW 8-12-82 WHACKER BAINBRIDGE INTERVIEW, 8-12-82 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |