Property Record
116 GROVE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LOUIS N. SPENCER HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 66930 |
| Location (Address): | 116 GROVE ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Evansville |
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| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | WILLIAM MEGGOT |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Grove Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/10/2011 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/19/2010 |
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| Additional Information: | FIRST STORY IS CLAD IN STUCCO, SECOND STORY IN WOOD SHINGLES. BEST CRAFTSMAN STYLE HOUSE IN EVANSVILLE. "After the death of Benjamin Hoxie in 1901, William Meggott )1867-1912) became the builder and architect most in demand in the city. He was the superintendent for the construction of the new Grange Store and was the foreman for the construction of the Eager Library (1908), designed by Louis Claude and Edward Starck, two well-known Prairie style architects from Madison. No doubt, his association with these two men influenced Meggott's ideas concerning design and style. This home shows elements of the Arts and Crafts movement that were interpreted in Prairie style architecture. The strongly contrasting light stucco and dork brown shingle siding, overhanging eaves and unusual pergola-like porch are distinctive Craftsman details. The porch has exaggerated rafter extensions with cross beam and battered entries often seen on California Bungalows. Louis N. Spencer (1850-1925) was a member of the second generation of the large Spencer family, the six original brothers of whom were among Evansville's founding families. Spencer was born in Evansville in 1850, and he farmed just south of Evansville until 1910, when he retired and moved with his wife to their new house on Grove Street." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ADDRESS FILES. LEONARD P. EAGER LOCAL HISTORY ROOM. EAGER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. EVANSVILLE REVIEW. JUNE 30, 1910. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. 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 |