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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 226 MAIN ST |
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| County | Jefferson |
| City/Village | Palmyra |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1845 |
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| Survey Date | 1985 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material | Grout |
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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. CLAPBOARD ADDITION ON SIDE. A two-story cube built with poured grout walls, twelve inches thick, this house reflects an important stage in the development of concrete construction, several decades before Americans commonly used the material. In 1844, Joseph Goodrich of Milton, in nearby Rock County, introduced a new “gravel wall” method of construction, using a new material called grout (see RO21), a mix of lime, water, sand, and gravel, poured into temporary forms and allowed to harden. The McKenzie House combined the new method of construction with the fashionable Greek Revival style. A molded wooden cornice underscores the front-gabled roof and returns at the ends to suggest a triangular pediment. The off-center entry, flanked by sidelights, also shows the influence of the style. A gabled porch roof, supported by turned columns and graced by a spindle frieze, was probably added sometime around the turn of the century. |
| Bibliographic References | PROPERTY ABSTRACT. Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | McKenzie, Monroe, House |
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| National Register Listing Date | Jun 19, 1985 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
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