Property Record
902 CENTER AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | B.R. Clawsen Home |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 89685 |
| Location (Address): | 902 CENTER AVE |
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| County: | Green |
| City: | Brodhead |
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| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Garnsey, George Otis, Chicago |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The building's design is attributed to prominent Chicago architect George Otis Garnsey. Garnsey was the first editor of the Chicago-based magazine American Builder, which became National Builder, and eventually Building Age. Garnsey also designed the Shearer-Christy house in Waupaca, Wisconsin. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) History of Green County. 1884, p. 830. (B) Arnold Condon, descendent of second owner. (C) 1891 Sanborn-Perris Map. (D) Wally Ekum Abstract Co. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |