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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 635 COLLEGE |
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| County | Rock |
| City/Village | Beloit |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1848 |
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| Survey Date | 1977 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material | Brick |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
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. An architecturally significant, and the best preserved, example of Greek Rveival architecture in Beloit, this home, constructed before 1857, demonstrates the rectangular dimensions and low pitched gable roof of the style. Rising one story with attic, the gable end faces the street and features a cornice return in suggestion of a fuller pediment. Beneath the cornice on the side walls are small attic windows in the frieze, beneath which several brick bands in low relief complete the cornice detail. above the windows are flat brick arches. A side entry features a doorway with denticulated cornice, pilasters and sidelights, presumably a later alteration. Beloit directories and tax records show Jesse McQuigg owned the property from 1857 to his death in 1886 (RCHS Cemetery records). Catherine Royce, widow of Fayette (who was pastor of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church), purchased the home after her husband's death in 1897. But the actual construction date, prior to 1857, is uncertain. |
| Bibliographic References | (A) Historical Sites and Points of Interest in Rock County, Wisconsin, by the Rock County Tourism Council, 5/1994. (B) Historic Preservation Guidelines, City of Beloit, 1997. (C) 1857 Tax Records, RCHS Archives. (D) 1858 Rock County Directories. (E) 1858 Rock County Plat Map, City of Beloit. (F) Book of Beloit, p. 118. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Near East Side Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Jan 07, 1983 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Contributing | Yes |
Architecture & History Inventory
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