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Zellie, Carole; Janesville Historic Commission / Courthouse Hill Historic District : a guide
(1986)
South Main Street, p. 32
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South Main Street 211 Chester A. Alden 1856 This outstanding Italianate Style house is one of only a few stone houses in the district, and one of the city's best preserved mid-nineteenth-century houses. The buff-colored limestone was rough-cut, with smooth stone used at window and door openings. The friezes of the porch and house are elaborate, and the porch is carried by slender posts which terminate in foliate brackets. Alden was a partner in Jackman and Alden. 231 Abel Jones 1850 Features characteristic of Janesville's earliest Greek Revival houses are well-conserved on this house, the oldest remaining in the district. Returned eaves, six-over-six double-hung sash, and simple window surrounds are characteristic of houses built during the first twenty years of Janesville's development. South Main Street 51 Rock County Courthouse 211 Chester A. Alden 223 David Brown 225-227 Albert Kavelage 231 Abel Jones Alden house, detail International Italianate Queen Anne Queen Anne Greek Revival 1955* 1856 1899 1890 1850 32
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