636 HARRISON | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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636 HARRISON

Architecture and History Inventory
636 HARRISON | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:G.M. Moss
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:81734
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):636 HARRISON
County:Rock
City:Beloit
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1911
Additions:
Survey Date:1981
Historic Use:house
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Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Near East Side 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:Combining a variety of early 20th century styles, this two and one-half story frame house is an architecturally distinctive example of residential eclecticism in Beloit. The unornamented first story is covered in narrow shingles and framed by battered piers while the upper stories are faced with stucco and ornamented with wooden "half-timbered" trim. The broad roof gables have bracketed vergeboards and project beyond the lower stories, emphasizing the horizontal quality of the house. The front entry porch is shingled with battered piers and above it a second story bay has a horizontal band of casement windows. The side elevation has a two story enclosed porch. Influenced by the Prairie style, the Tudor Revival, and other contemporary work, this home combines a variety of materials and motifs in an individual design. George M. Moss and his wife Beatrice built this house in 1906; he was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Chesbrough-Moss Company (Ltd.), wholesale grocers.
Bibliographic References:(A) Beloit Tax Rolls, RCHS Archives.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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