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605 COLLEGE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
605 COLLEGE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Whitford-Borden House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:85400
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):605 COLLEGE ST
County:Rock
City:Milton
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1867
Additions:
Survey Date:1977
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Milton College Historic District
National Register Listing Date:5/27/1980
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:"The Whitford-Borden House is part of the Milton College Historic District and was home for President Whitford until his death in 1902. Built of Milwaukee Cream City brick in 1855, it was obtained by the college after World War II and used as a dormitory and then faculty center before it was sold to private ownership in 1974." Milton Historic Preservation Commission, History in Progress: Hiking/Biking Tour of Historic Milton, Wisconsin, n.d.
Bibliographic References:Milton Historic Preservation Commission, History in Progress: Hiking/Biking Tour of Historic Milton, Wisconsin, n.d.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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