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Property Record

726 CHURCH ST

Historic Name:
Anna Pratt House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
81605

Property Location

Location (Address)
726 CHURCH ST
County
Rock
City/Village
Beloit
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1890
Additions
Survey Date
1981
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
This large residence, built in 1890, is an architecturally significant example of the Queen Anne style in Beloit. Rising two stories plus attic, the frame house has a complex roof line with hip and gabled elements. A series of rounded, square and chamfered bays project from the facade, while the cross gables are pedimented and feature heavy cornices. But the most remarkable feature of the house is the variegated siding. Smooth and narrow clapboarding wraps tightly around the first story while shingles in a reticulated pattern animate the upper stories with movement and texture. The entry porch features heavy Eastlake-like porch posts and a perforated frieze, while Stick-like latticework ornaments the porch pediment and gables. Vergeboards, brackets, and a brick chimney rising through both stories and well above the roof ridge provide more variety to this Queen Anne home. The single most distinctive details are ogee shaped brackets on the front porch pillars; where the pillars are paired across the front these brackets meet to form a complete ogee arch.

Mrs. Gertrude Pratt bought the property located at 726 church from William Porter in 1889. The beautifully crafted house was built in the next year, 1890. Mrs. Pratt lived here until 1924, when she sold it to E.B. Westof Illinois.
Bibliographic References
(A) Beloit Tax Rolls, RCHS Archives. Beloit Daily News 9/21/1998.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Near East Side Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Jan 07, 1983
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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