Property Record
334 JEFFERSON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Harry C. & Clara Summers House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 82906 |
Location (Address): | 334 JEFFERSON AVE |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Janesville |
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Year Built: | 1921 |
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Survey Date: | 2003 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Jefferson Avenue Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 4/19/2006 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/20/2006 |
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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. |
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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. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |