Wal-9 Spoor House, W2596 County Highway ES, East Troy

    Documentation

    Building date: 1836

    Original use: Residence

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    Unique features: All brick main residence with cobblestone addition in rear.

    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°46'59.27"N 88°25'48.76"W. Current owner of record, Fitzpatrick as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

    City of East Troy and Walworth County Maps.

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    This home at W2596 County Highway ES, East Troy, is all exposed cobblestone in the rear section, and the front is red vermillion brick. The walls are 27 inches thick in places. It was built in 1836, by the Spoor family. Richard Palmer email 7/22/2021.

    "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Healy-Byrnes House
    Page 221

    Photographs

    Wal-9 Spoor House 1
    Wal-9 Spoor House 1.jpg ¹
    Wal-9 Spoor House 2
    Wal-9 Spoor House 2.jpg ¹

    ¹ Image courtesy Richard Palmer. Attribution not provided.

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