Property Record
443 S 1ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | VIVAS C. & PHILA HOLMES HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 84826 |
| Location (Address): | 443 S 1ST ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Evansville |
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| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | ROBERT HANKINSON/BUILDER |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | South First Street Residential Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/10/2011 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/19/2010 |
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| Additional Information: | ONE OF THE TWO GRANDEST QUEEN ANNE STYLE HOUSES IN EVANSVILLE. THIS HOUSE LATER HOUSED THE LEOTA SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. "Vivas C. Holmes was a partner with T.C. Richardson and John Porter in the Evansville Mercantile Association, better known as The Grange Store. Holmes purchased a seven-acre site on the south edge of town in 1904 and six years later built one of the most elaborate and spacious homes in Evansville. In 1934, the home was sold to William and Jenny Bone, who taught at the Evansville Seminary and later at the Wyler School for Boys. In 1934, they opened the Leota School for Girls and created dormitory and classroom space for as many as 50 students. In 1959, the Leota School closed and the home became a residence again. The house shows a striking complexity of architectural detail that typifies the late Queen Anne period. The southeast-facing octagonal tower and north/south gable recesses with Palladian windows are distinctive. The narrow clapboard facade is punctuated with a variety of multiple windows and bays. The full-width, pedimented Classical Revival porch with Ionic columns provides a grand street-side entry." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ADDRESS FILES. LEONARD P. EAGER LOCAL HISTORY ROOM. EAGER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. EVANSVILLE REVIEW. JULY 17, 1996 (1998?) Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville: A Walker's Guide, 2002. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |