Property Record
1640 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John A. Slothower House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 74100 |
| Location (Address): | 1640 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Portage |
| City: | Stevens Point |
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| Year Built: | 1877 |
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| Additions: | C. 1890 |
| Survey Date: | 20112012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Clark Street - Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/7/2021 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/22/2019 |
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| Additional Information: | The house was built in 1877 by John A. Slothower (1811-1899)– a lumber dealer and owner of a general store. The house remained in the family into the 1940s. The veranda was added c. 1890. Later owners included John Alexander Slothower (1840-1909), Guy A. Roberts (1886-1976) and Marian Roberts Welke (1919-2004). |
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| Bibliographic References: | STEVENS POINT DAILY JOURNAL: 30 June 1877; 21 July 1877; 12 January 1878; 6 July 1878. NELSON, WENDELL. "HOUSES THAT GREW." STEVENS POINT, 1983, P. 121. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |