Property Record
203 E PROSPECT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Martha and Dr. Harry Keenan House |
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| Reference Number: | 71406 |
| Location (Address): | 203 E PROSPECT ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Stoughton |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Arts and Crafts |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | James Law |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This house was built in 1913 for Dr. Harry Keenan and his wife Martha. The house was designed by Madison architect James Law. Dr. Keenan was born in Oregon, WI in 1877. After attending grade school in Oregon he went to Madison Central High School. Afterwards, he attended the University of Wisconsin for a year before going to Rush Medical College in Chicago. Upon graduation, he worked at St. Mary#25;s Hospital in Milwaukee before practicing medicine for a year in Solon Springs, WI. He married Pearl Netherwood of Oregon, WI and they moved to the state of Washington. They had two children but his wife died during the birth of their second child. The kids#25; names were Elizabeth and Walter. After his wife#25;s death, the family moved back to Edgerton and he practiced there until 1911 when they moved to Stoughton. He joined the army on August 6, 1917 and served in France during World War I as part of the 34th Division of the American Expeditionary Force. After the war, he served as a Stoughton alderman and as of 1946 he was the president of the Board of Trustees of Lakeview Sanitarium in Madison. He married Martha Wilson of Edgerton. She attended Stout College and was a kindergarten teacher prior to being married. Later, she served as the president of the American Legion Woman#25;s Auxiliary. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Blueprints. Wisconsin: Stability, Progress, Beauty, 1946, vol. 5, p. 208. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |