Walworth D. Porter Duplex Residence

Walworth D. Porter Duplex Residence
Walworth D. Porter Duplex Residence
Location221-225 7th St.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°28′26″N 89°44′22″W / 43.47398°N 89.73951°W / 43.47398; -89.73951
Arealess than one acre
Built1894
Built byVanderveer, J. Nels
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.96001053[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1996

The Walworth D. Porter Duplex Residence is located in Baraboo, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

Developer Walworth D. Porter built the duplex in 1894 as a rental property. The building has a Queen Anne style design with an irregular layout featuring reflection symmetry, clapboard and wood shingle siding, an oriel window and arched entrance porch with decorative woodwork on each unit, and a large dormer atop the front facade. The interior is generally intact and includes ornamental woodwork and fireplaces with decorative tiling in each unit. Duplex housing in Baraboo typically housed middle-class workers, especially those employed by the growing Ringling Brothers Circus; Charles Ringling, one of the Ringling Brothers, was the first tenant in the east unit. The building is a rare surviving example of side-by-side duplex housing in Baraboo.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Timothy F. Heggland (May 24, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Walworth D. Porter Duplex Residence". National Park Service. Retrieved March 17, 2018. With six photos.

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