Property Record
340 MILTON AVE (ORIGINALLY AT 327 MILTON AVE)
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | John C. Jenkins House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 83914 |
Location (Address): | 340 MILTON AVE (ORIGINALLY AT 327 MILTON AVE) |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Janesville |
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Year Built: | 1870 |
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Survey Date: | 1989 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Second Empire |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Conrad Cottages Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 3/11/1993 |
State Register Listing Date: | 2/3/1993 |
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Additional Information: | In 2015, the City of Janesville acquired 11 houses on Milton Ave. that were either moved, burnt down, or demolished to make room for their new $9 million Central Fire Station. This house was originally located at 327 Milton Ave but was moved to 340 Milton Ave. in order to save it. The Prospect Hill & Conrad Cottages Historic Districts: A Guide: "This compact cottage is one of only a few in the city with a mansard roof. The roof is pierced by dormers with round-arched windows, and the porch is carried by thin columns and an arched cornice. John C. Jenkins owned the house until 1875. He was an owner of Dow, Jenkins and Co., a Main Street business which advertised "thermo-water cures." Members of the Zeininger family lived here between 1877 and 1939." |
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Bibliographic References: | The Janesville Historic Commission, Janesville, WI, The Prospect Hill & Conrad Cottages Historic Districts: A Guide, 1992. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |