National Register of Historic Places

Smith, Francis West, House

Brodhead, Green County, Wisconsin
Listed
April 16, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79000083

About this property

The Francis West Smith House is a historic house at 1002 W. 2nd Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The house was built in 1877 for Francis W. Smith, a local grocer who moved to Wisconsin from New York. Smith wanted his house to be near his grocery store, and the house is still only a block away from Brodhead's commercial core. The house has an Italianate design featuring large front and rear porches, a bay window on the south side, tall and narrow arched windows on the front facade, and a low hip roof with a bracketed cornice. After Smith's death in 1882, his wife and daughter continued to live in the house; his daughter married local merchant Loudon Blackbourn, who also took over the Smith grocery building, and their descendants still own the house. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and to the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Location

1002 W. 2nd Ave.
Brodhead, Green County, Wisconsin
42.62051, -89.37780

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Sources

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When was Smith, Francis West, House listed on the National Register?

Smith, Francis West, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Smith, Francis West, House?

Smith, Francis West, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Smith, Francis West, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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