Property Record
601 Clyman St.
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John Ford House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 75911 |
| Location (Address): | 601 Clyman St. |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1876 |
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| Survey Date: | 1986 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Clyman Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/3/2015 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/27/2015 |
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| Additional Information: | Wooden pediment shaped window heads on west gable; decked front porch probably added; rear enclosed porch; oculus in gable end; rectangular two over two windows. Carriage house (43/23). John Ford lived in this house between c. 1880 and c. 1893. It was the home of Earl Cook, a physician, between c. 1913 and at least 1930. Ford came to Watertown in 1849 and worked for 16 years as a plasterer and mason. In 1873 he began a lumber business under the name Hamlin and Ford. This house has some historical interest as the home of John Ford, a lumber merchant. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Watertown Republican Sept. 27, 1876. (B) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown, Wisconsin Public Library. (C) C.W. Butterfield, The History of Jefferson County Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879, p. 606. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |