Property Record
381 W MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Robert McCracken House |
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| Reference Number: | 7057 |
| Location (Address): | 381 W MADISON ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Waterloo |
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| Year Built: | 1868 |
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| Survey Date: | 19752013 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. BARGE BOARDS IN GABLES. WOOD SHINGLED DORMERS. BAY ON FRONT. MOULDED WINDOW HOODS. McCracken was a partner in a grain elevator and salt depot. 2013- "The Robert McCracken House is a two-and-one-half-story, cross-gable, cream brick residence designed in the Gothic Revival style. The front (south) facade is characterized by the projecting mass of the north-south gable towards the west end. This front facade has decorative bargeboards in the gable end and a large bay window on the first floor, complete with classically inspired dentils and brackets. Immediately to the east is a one-story open porch that extends to the eastern edge of the home and houses the main entry. Another bay window projects on the east (side) elevation. The windows are two-over-two, double hung sash. The sills and lintels are of stone and modestly decorative, with a floral carving above each window. The roof is covered with asphalt shingles and a brick chimney is situated at the crossing point of the gables. The house was built in 1868 and acquired by Robert McCracken in 1887. McCracken and his brother, Alexander, were the leading grain buyers in Waterloo in the 1870s. Waterloo had become the largest grain market in the region by this time, and the McCrackens owned a facility that could process 225,000 bushels a season." -"STH 19, Palmer Street to B28-77", WIS-DOT 3050-02-02, prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc., (2013). |
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| Bibliographic References: | BOLGER "WATERLOO DEMOCRAT ANNUAL" pp. 31, 34-35 (1897). Waterloo Courier 7/10/1997. “Architecture and History Survey: STH 19” WHS project number 14-0932/JE. June 2013. Prepared by Mead & Hunt Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |