Wal-5 Horace Loomis House, N797 Highway 120, Spring Prairie Township

Documentation

Building date: 1851

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Map Location

Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°45'22.13"N 88°24'24.79"W. Current owner of record, Ames as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

Spring Prairie Township and Walworth County Maps.

Comments, Additional Information, References

The Horace Loomis house is located at N7297 Highway 120, Spring Prairie Township, Walworth county. It was built in 1851 and is of Greek Revival architecture. It was placed on the National Register in 1974 and the State Register in 1989. Richard Palmer blog.

Cobblestone Buildings in Wisconsin, Walworth #27

National Register of Historic Places Registration This property is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places. Asset Detail National Register of Historic Places effective 12/3/1974. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form provides detailed information about cobblestone structure. Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8 Wikipedia article. State Register of Historic Places in 01/01/1989.

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"Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Loomis - Ames House

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Photographs

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¹ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
² Photography courtesy Richard Palmer blog. Attribution not provided.