334 JEFFERSON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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334 JEFFERSON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
334 JEFFERSON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Harry C. & Clara Summers House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:82906
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):334 JEFFERSON AVE
County:Rock
City:Janesville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1921
Additions:
Survey Date:2003
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Jefferson Avenue Historic District
National Register Listing Date:4/19/2006
State Register Listing Date:1/20/2006
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This house contributes to the architectural significance of the proposed Jefferson Avenue Historic District as a very stripped down version of the Prairie Style. The overall form and massing suggest the style, but does not have the broad horizontal emphasis of the best examples. The windows are also not set in window bands or a suggestion of window bands on the second story. However, this house is very well-preserved and attractive.

This house was built by Harry Summers, a local architect and building contractor with A. Summers & Son. The low pitched gable roof has deep eaves and grouped casement windows, which are hallmarks of the style influenced by the early work of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Bibliographic References:City Directories. 2005, Carol L. Cartwright. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Jefferson Avenue Historic District, Janesville, WI. The Bostwick Avenue and Jefferson Avenue Historic Districts: A Guide, Janesville Historic Commission, 2008.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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