Once Upon a House

1841

Mr. Jared Randall built the first frame house in the village.

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The evidence

  • “THE FIRST HOUSE in the village was a log structure, erected by Mr. Culver, but in 1841, Mr. Jared Randall's ideas soaring above anything so commonplace as a log hut, prompted him to build a frame house.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 659 / book p. 663

    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.

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    The passage on the printed page (PDF p. 659 / book p. 663)
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  • “Mr. Jared Eandall built the first frame house in 1841, v/hich was followed in 1842 by a stone dwelling, built by Mr. Culver.”

    1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 171 / book p. 678

    Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

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

    The passage on the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 171 / book p. 678)
    On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 171 / book p. 678) · open the whole page

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