Property Record
803 E GORHAM ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Bridget and Phillip Kearnon House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 91717 |
| Location (Address): | 803 E GORHAM ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1850 |
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| Additions: | 1871 |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Fourth Lake Ridge Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/26/1998 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/6/1996 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. 1987- One of the neighborhood's best and most representative examples of the small vernacular 19th century house is the very intact house at 803 E. Gorham St. The house was either built here or moved here for Irish immigrants Bridget and Phillip Kearnon. "While it is Old Market Neighborhood showplaces such as the Kayser house that usually catch the eye of passersby, the rich history of this area is also embodied in it less grand buildings. One of the neighborhood's best and most representative examples of the small vernacular 19th century house is the very intact house at 803 E. Gorham Street. This house was either built or moved here ca. 1870 for Irish immigrants Bridget and Phillip Kearnon. Kearnon was a laborer who also worked as a gardener for area families. He maintained the lawns and gardens that ornamented the old city waterworks, the predecessor of Nichols Station. In 1887 the Kearnons built the house next door at 313 N. Livingston Street for their son John. Although these houses are simple in design with their plain gable roofs and shuttered windows, they evoke memories of an earlier era. The picket fence on the corner has encircled the property for as long as anyone can remember, and the tiny street sign affixed to the corner of the house dates to a time when people on foot, horse or buggy passed by" Old Market Place Neighborhood walking tour guide. Madison Landmarks Commission and Old Market Place Neighborhood Association, 1991. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Old Market Place Neighborhood walking tour guide. Madison Landmarks Commission and Old Market Place Neighborhood Association, 1991. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |