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636 HARRISON

Historic Name:
G.M. Moss
Other Name:
Reference Number:
81734

Property Location

Location (Address)
636 HARRISON
County
Rock
City/Village
Beloit
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1911
Additions
Survey Date
1981
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
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.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Near East Side Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Jan 07, 1983
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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