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305 N PLEASANT AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

305 N PLEASANT AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
305 N PLEASANT AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:WOLFF HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:6879
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):305 N PLEASANT AVE
County:Jefferson
City:Jefferson
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Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1925
Additions:
Survey Date:1974
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: L Heimer, Milw
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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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, Division of Historic Preservation.

The Wolff House is a charming example of French Norman architecture, a period-revival style that enjoyed minor popularity in the 1920s. Loosely patterned on picturesque farmhouses in the countryside of Normandy, the style combines formidable massing with a steeply pitched hipped roof, hipped dormers, and often, as in this 1925 example, a round tower with a conical roof. Heimer of Milwaukee designed the brick house with a limestone belt course dividing the two stories. Stepped back behind the tower is a low front-facing gable; false half-timbering and French windows opening onto a small balcony give this gable a medieval appearance. The elliptically arched entry is sheltered by a buttressed and gabled porch with decorative spindle trusses in the gable end.
Bibliographic References:Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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