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Property Record

351 S MADISON ST

Historic Name:
JOHN H. HOWE HOUSE
Other Name:
Reference Number:
44939

Property Location

Location (Address)
351 S MADISON ST
County
Grant
City/Village
Lancaster
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1893
Additions
Survey Date
2009
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
A LATE QUEEN ANNE DESIGN HIGHLIGHTED BY RECESSED PORCHES, PALLADIAN WINDOWS (IN THE GABLES), AND A CLASSICALLY DETAILED ENTRANCE PORCH. CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1890 AND 1895, THE HOUSE HAS AN IRREGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION, A MULTI-GABLE ROOF, A COMBINATION NARROW CLAPBOARD AND WOOD SHINGLE EXTERIOR. (A). THE TWO AND A HALF STORY BUILDING IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

A LARGE ATTACHED GARAGE WAS ADDED ON TO THE REAR OF THIS HOUSE IN 2008.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:

IN THE 1898 DIRECTORY, JOHN H. HOWE IS LISTED AS A TRAVELING SALESMAN. (C). HOWE'S LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY RESIDENCE IS INCLUDED IN THE SOUVENIR. (B)
Bibliographic References
A. TAX ASSESSMENT RECORDS, ARC, UW-PLATTEVILLE. (NOTE: AFTER 1880, THE TAX RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY AT FIVE-YEAR INTERVALS). B. WATTON'S SOUVENIR OF LANCASTER, 1900, P. 47. C. 1898 LANCASTER CITY DIRECTORY.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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