303 W GRAND AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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303 W GRAND AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
303 W GRAND AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Rock County Halfway House
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:74611
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):303 W GRAND AVE
County:Rock
City:Beloit
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1885
Additions:
Survey Date:1980
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Bluff Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:1/7/1983
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:Multiple Resources of Beloit
NOTES
Additional Information:This two and one-half story frame house combines late Italianate massing and detail with decorative elements borrowed from a range of picturesque styles. Although the hip roof has a moderate pitch, the tall proportions of the house are accentuated by the steeply pitched cross gables. Sharply angular in profile, the house features a two story rectangular bay window on the south facade, with crisply molded cornices and mullions. The regularly spaced one-over-one sash windows are framed with ornamental mill work and surmounted by projecting cornices. The front and side porches are supported by decorative posts and ornamental friezes. Vergeboards and kingposts and Stick style elements to the house. The house was built in 1884 by Edwin E. Kinsley, at that time a carriage maker. He was later the proprietor of the Beloit Carriage Works, which in 1891 was located at 416 State Street.
Bibliographic References:(A) Historic Preservation Guidelines, City of Beloit, 1997. (B) 1884 Beloit Tax Rolls, RCHS Archives. (C) 1886 Rock County Directory. (D) 1891 Beloit City Directory.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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