Wal-6, James Jesse Strang House, W154 County Trunk JS, Town of Spring Prairie

Documentation

Building date: 1846

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Map Location

Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°41'00.42"N 88°18'32.05"W. Current owner of record, Wilson Trust as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

Editor's Note: Listed under and associated with property at W148 County Trunk JS.

Town of Spring Prairie and Walworth County Maps.

Comments, Additional Information, References

The James Jesse Strang residence, 154 Highway 11, town of Voree, (meaning garden of peace and founded by Strang). He and his followers broke off from the main Mormon Church. In 1850 local pressure forced the colony to an island in upper Lake Michigan. There he was crowned "King James I," but internal strife resulted in his being shot. He returned here and died in 1856. Richard Palmer blog.

Cobblestone Buildings in Wisconsin, Walworth #30

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 1/24/1974. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form provides detailed information about cobblestone structure. James Jesse Strang House Wikipedia article. State Register of Historic Places in 01/01/1989.

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"Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Wilson House

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Photographs

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Strang house 2.jpg ¹

¹ Image courtesy Richard Palmer. Attribution not provided.