The Davis House was built near the depot on the west side of Janesville.

The evidence

• “The Davis House, on the West Side, near the depot, owned by G. Davis, was built in 1861. It is of wood, with a brick addition, and three stories high.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 586 / book p. 590

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources