Property Record
508 PARK PLACE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Dr. William M. Blair House |
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| Other Name: | ERICKSON FUNERAL HOME |
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| Reference Number: | 72971 |
| Location (Address): | 508 PARK PLACE |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | Darlington |
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| Year Built: | 1853 |
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| Additions: | C. 1927 |
| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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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: | A BRICK (NOW PAINTED) TWO STORY RECTANGULAR HOUSE WITH A TRUNCATED HIP ROOF AND SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS WITH SEGMENTAL ARCHED WOODED SASHES. THE TWO-STORY PEDIMENTED CLASSICAL STYLED PORTICO SUPPORTED BY TWO-STORY DORIC COLUMNS WAS ADDED TO THE BASIC ITALIANATE STRUCTURE IN THE 1950'S. A SIDE-LIGHTED ENTRANCE DOOR WITH TRANSOM ADDS TO THE OVERALL CHARACTER OF THE HOUSE. THERE IS AN EXTENSION AT THE REAR. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. KENNETH SCHREITER, INTERVIEW, 1-10-83. B. SANBORN-PERRIS MAP, DARLINGTON, 1889. Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |