Walworth D. Porter Duplex Residence
The Walworth D. Porter Duplex Residence is located in Baraboo, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
Walworth D. Porter Duplex Residence | |
 Walworth D. Porter Duplex Residence | |
| Location | 221-225 7th St. Baraboo, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43.47398°N 89.73951°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1894 |
| Built by | Vanderveer, J. Nels |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001053[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 27, 1996 |
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
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 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.
