Abram Allen House

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Abram Allen House
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Location205 East Madison Ave.
Milton, Wisconsin
Coordinates 42°46′45″N88°56′54″W / 42.77917°N 88.94833°W / 42.77917; -88.94833
Arealess than one acre
Built1853
Built byAbram Allen
Architectural style Vernacular Greek Revival
MPS Grout Buildings in Milton TR
NRHP reference No. 78003386 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1978

The Abram Allen House is a historic house with walls of grout, built about 1853 in Milton, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] [2]

Description and history

The Abram house is a 1+12-story building, approximately 25 feet (7.6 m) by 18 feet (5.5 m), with walls composed of monolithic grout. It is designed in the Vernacular Greek Revival style. It was completed in 1853 and was built by early settler Abram Allen (1799-1875) on a limestone foundation, and sold by him soon after. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Abram Allen House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  3. Nancy Belle Douglas (December 20, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Grout Buildings in Milton Thematic Resources". National Park Service . Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. Nancy Belle Douglas (December 20, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Continuation Sheet: 205 E. Madison Avenue". National Park Service . Retrieved March 4, 2017. (consisting of two pages from "Grout Buildings in Milton") with photo from 1977