Property Record
1120 HARRISON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | George Maxworthy; Brasstown Cottage |
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| Reference Number: | 81752 |
| Location (Address): | 1120 HARRISON AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Beloit |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 19912015 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | House is a one story gable in T plan with front gable and a gabled entry. Entry features squared posts and wide faschia. House is very similar in size and profile to other Brasstowns of the 20th century and stands as a good example of the late period of Brasstown building. House was built by George Maxworthy in 1900. Value at this time was $800. This house is significant under criterion A, event, because it retains integrity of location, design, setting, workmanship, materials, feeling and association in order to convey the broad pattern of industrialization in Beloit. One aspect of this industrialization was the growing population and the need to provide affordable housing for industry workers near the factories located on the west side of the Rock River. Brasstown Cottages fulfilled this basic need, furnishing workers with single-dwelling vernacular frame houses on relatively spacious city lots. Moreover the Cottages' modest but distinctive profiles found in their variety of size and ornamentation conveyed a sense of individuality while at the same time being identified with the large industrial complex. Beloit's rapid growth from the 1880s to the 1920s was a direct result of this industrialization and created the cityscape of Beloit today. It was in this period of heavy industrialization and growth that most of the extant Brasstown Cottages were built. Many of the owners of Brasstown cottages were skilled workers applying their specialized knowledge to the machine-making and paper-making industries of Beloit. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Beloit City Tax Rolls, 1880-1890, Rock County Historical Society Archives, Janesville, WI. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |